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FEATURE: Rethinking fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... wake of the global financial crisis. However, with US unemployment nearing the 6% target set by former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, the need to position portfolios for the rise has recently become more urgent. The impact of rising rates was ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... Newcrest Mining releases its quarterly production report, and Spotless lists on the Australian Securities Exchange. Telstra chairman Catherine Livingstone is scheduled to speak at the QUT Business Leaders' Forum in Brisbane. The market on Thursday rose ...

Bennelong CEO Jarrod Brown steps down

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... manage the chief executive function. At the same time BFM board member Mike Pratt has been appointed to the position of chairman. Pratt has been on the BFM board since 2013 and has been on the board of Bennelong Group since 2012. He will be a non-executive ...

Blue Sky directors buy stake in Alternatives Fund IPO

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014
... at least $1.35 million in aggregate through the initial public offering of the manager's Alternatives Fund. Blue Sky chairman John Kain, Alexander McNab and Andrew Champion's stake in the Alternatives Fund will add to the $5 million which Blue Sky has ...

FSC appoints AMP exec to the board

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... Association of Australasia Limited. The FSC board now includes eleven directors, Schroder chief executive Greg Cooper as chairman and BT Financial chief executive Brad Cooper and Perpetual chief executive Geoff Lloyd as co-deputy chairmans.

YBR acquires mortgage aggregator for $17.6 million

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... mortgage broker groups. Vow chief executive Tim Brown said that all of Vow's existing staff would be retained and Vow chairman Peter Neustadt said that this was a "welcome strategic move for the Vow business." "YBR's marketing and product manufacturing ...

CBA forced to review poor compensation methods

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... the past." However, it added that Commonwealth Financial Planning "is now a significantly transformed business." ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft stressed that the problems identified were not with the file reviews done or with the amounts of compensation ...

Buffett discloses new Verizon investment

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... Omaha-based company's stock moves beyond what they are legally required to disclose. Officials at the company Buffett leads as chairman and CEO did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Most of the latest changes were likely made by Berkshire's ...

Queensland advice firm falls foul of regulator

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... must have adequate systems in place to ensure they are fully across the actions of their representatives," ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell said. Under the enforceable undertaking, LCL Capital will face a 15 month regime of supervision, review and audit ...

Prime Super will not appoint HIP directors to board

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014