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Benchmark bond funds worst choice for Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... tapering its economic stimulus program from September," Martier continued. "This is just a couple of weeks after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut the cash rate to a record low of 2.5% in response to the sluggish economy-a move that, during normal circumstances ...

Record earnings for Cromwell Property Group

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013

Withdrawal anxiety

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... Suncorp Life reported a 75% fall in profits which the group attributed to increasing discount rates and National Australia Bank (NAB) has also highlighted higher claims as the reason for weakness in its insurance business. While the insurance industry ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street which enjoyed a jolt from Microsoft's announcement that chief executive Steve Ballmer will retire within the next 12 months. The US Commerce Department's unwelcome US new-home ...

Gunns chairman avoids jail for insider trading

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... results on 22 February 2010. Following this release, the Gunns share price fell substantially. Earlier this month former Royal Bank of Canada employee John Kay Jin Khoo was jailed for 14 months and in June 2013 former PwC tax consultant Nicholas Glynatsis ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... BHP Billiton was up 35 cents at $35.72. The big banks were all stronger, with NAB adding six cents at $32.40, Commonwealth Bank was 29 cents higher to $71.55, Westpac up 23 cents to $31.23 and ANZ 17 cents higher at $29.67.

Countplus blames profit loss on political uncertainty

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... makes up 20.8% of the total net group revenue. The number includes the benefit from loyalty payments made by the Commonwealth Bank as a result of the takeover of Count Financial. During the 2013 financial year Countplus companies acquired a number of ...

NAB embroiled in £1.3 billion UK bank scandal

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
The National Australia Bank (NAB) owned Scottish bank Clydesdale Bank is one of 13 UK banks that will have to pay back customers after they mis-sold protection for identity theft and credit card fraud. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) yesterday ...

Wealthtrac steps up SMSF campaign

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
... the online SMSF administration service Wealthtrac SMSF platform. Macken's most recent position was at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank where he was responsible for offering SMSF solutions to accountants and financial advisers. He has also worked at BT Funds ...