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From oil at US$300 to oil at US$30

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
And an oil, oil here, oil, oil there, everywhere an oil, oil. It had been on a slippery slope since prices peaked in the dying days of June this year, but 'twas only last week when the headlines splattered oil all over our faces and onto market consciousness. ...

Challenger Care Annuity sales suspended

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
Challenger has suspended sales of its Care Annuity product and will pursue legal avenues after the government announced it would reassess the social security treatment of investors in the annuity. The Department of Social Services (DSS) informed Challenger ...

Brisbane adviser pleads guilty to $9 million fraud

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
A Brisbane-based financial adviser has pleaded guilty to 54 charges involving a $9 million fraud. Thanh Quoc Tu was permanently banned from financial services in July 2014 and the charges he now faces could carry a maximum penalty of up to 12 years ...

Super returns dip in September quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
Super funds saw a further dip in returns in the September quarter, on average falling by between 60 and 80 basis points compared to the June quarter, according to the second batch of MySuper statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

IPA names new president and chairman

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014

Healthcare investment options limited despite Medibank IPO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
The Medibank initial public offering (IPO) boosted Australia's healthcare investment offering, but it also highlighted shortfalls in the local market. The offer raised $5.679 billion, making it the second largest float on record in Australia after Telstra ...

Countplus appoints CEO, rejigs board

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
Countplus chief executive Michael Spurr will step down after four years in the job and will be replaced by Total Financial Solutions (TFS) chief executive. TFS is Countplus' financial planning group subsidiary and its chief executive Phillip Aris will ...

Big yawn on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
The biggest developed economy in the world growing at a revised annualised rate of 3.9% (from an initial guess of 3.5%) in the third quarter and Wall Street gives it a big gaping yawn? What gives? The tale of the Wall Street tape showed the S&P 500 ...

Crowding in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
As a student of economics, I've heard about John Maynard Keynes' 'Paradox of Thrift', David Ricardo's 'Ricardian Equivalence Theory', A Alan Greenspan's 'Interest Rate Conundrum' (which appears to be making a return performance in the US) and of course ...

Equip-AustSuper partnership draws interest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
Equip's partnership with AustralianSuper as a defined benefit (DB) provider is gaining traction, with one significant prospect already in the pipeline. As well as seeing Equip take over AustralianSuper's DB scheme, the partnership will also see the ...