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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... scheduled. In Australia, the market on Thursday finished higher, driven by strong gains among the big banks. The nation's biggest bank, Commonwealth, surged to a record high as the bank reporting season approaches. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

AMP Capital nabs NAB exec for new SMSF role

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... self-managed super sector. Keegan was formerly the head of nabtrade, the online broking business of the National Australia Bank (NAB), a role he has held since 2009. Prior to that he worked in a similar role at Macquarie Bank. AMP Capital's Director ...

TAL to disrupt 'status quo' with newly-created role

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... also created a successful telethon for cancer research. Prior to that, Tim worked as Group Innovation Director for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) where he developed and launched a number of products and services including mobile banking, teenage banking ...

Congress dysfunction hits US bond confidence

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... cities he frequently traveled to as a businessman. Philippines' score meanwhile rose to 21st place helped along by a World Bank upgrade of its government effectiveness score and a drop in perceived corruption. In contrast, scores for India and South ...

Investment industry urged to put society first

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
A major power shift from intermediaries such as fund managers and investment banks to fiduciaries including Australian superannuation funds is gathering pace in the global financial services sector, according to the CFA Institute's Asia Pacific managing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up four points at 5,350. In economic news on Thursday, Reserve Bank of Australia is due to release its annual report to parliament, while RBA deputy governor Philip Lowe is slated to speak ...

Victim of success

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... its own success. The bad news is that these positive developments are beginning to spark rate hike speculation despite the Bank of England's (BOE) 'forward guidance' that it would keep interest rates at their current low levels until the unemployment ...

Advice main concern in FOS investment disputes

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
Financial advice keeps being the main concern for consumers who lodge investment-related claims to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The FOS 2012-13 annual review found an 11% reduction of all disputes. In total, the FOS received 32,307 disputes ...

Higher inflation triggered by central bank decisions

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... home in Australia as well. "The currency is too high, growth is too low and house prices are growing too fast. The Reserve Bank only has interest rate movements to control these three issues and the inflation target could easily become a casualty," he ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher with investors confident the US central bank will continue its economic stimulus program following weaker-than-expected jobs figures. The Australian bourse on Wednesday followed the lead of US markets, which ...