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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... news on Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases September's lending finance figures. The National Australia Bank's monthly business survey for October is expected. In equities news, News Corporation is expected to announce its first quarter ...

CBA accepts DEXUS' property fund takeover bid

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... DEXUS Property Group's bid to take over Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA) has taken step forward, with Commonwealth Bank of Australia agreeing to the terms of DEXUS' proposal. DEXUS, in partnership with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) ...

BAC chair to speak at CEDA annual dinner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
The new chairman of the Government's Business Advisory Council will deliver his inaugural speech tonight at the annual dinner hosted by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). Dr Maurice Newman was appointed chair of the Business ...

Advice insto ownership steps up post GFC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
One-quarter of financial advisers are in licensees that have changed ownership since the GFC and 80% of affected advisers have gone into advice groups owned by the big six bancassurance groups, reveals the 2013 Rainmaker Financial Planning Report. "The ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... would also be watching a speech from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday for indications of when the central bank would start to taper its asset buying program. Mr Daghlian said the gains were widespread across the market on Monday morning ...

Good, bad: all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... Monetary Affairs) and David Wilcox's (Fed director of US economic research) research papers. Both argue for the US central bank to maintain its highly accommodative policy for longer. And then there's Janet whose nomination as Fed head honcha is expected ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... forecast, and revisions to the previous two months added another 60,000 jobs. Locally, in economic news on Monday, Reserve Bank of Australia head of domestic markets department Chris Aylmer speaks on Developments in Secured Issuance and RBA Reporting ...

Super funds sluggish on technology

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... are not always motivated to understand their superannuation let alone engage with their fund." Technology is one area where bank-owned retail funds have a massive advantage over their industry and corporate counterparts - in member communication as well ...

Customers accuse NAB of "predatory lending" in Senate inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
The National Australia Bank (NAB) does not intend to make a submission to the Senate inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investment Commissions (ASIC) despite customer submissions accusing the bank of "predatory lending." A ...

GSAM launches flexible global bond fund in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... It has the flexibility to invest across all fixed income sectors globally. "While in the short term we expect the Reserve Bank of Australia to reduce interest rates, globally we expect rates to start to rise as central banks gradually withdraw their ...