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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0654 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 5,858. In the US, the Nasdaq index smashed its 15-year-old record Thursday ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
The share market has fallen after the release of weak manufacturing data from the world's second largest economy. Factory activity in China contracted at its fastest rate in a year in April, according to a regular survey by HSBC. The release of the ...

Industry needs to act after Trowbridge report failure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
The Trowbridge report likely won't become the "blueprint" for the life industry, said former Financial Planning Association of Australia chair Matthew Rowe. In a newspaper column, Rowe explained that this was because of disagreements between key members ...

Rebalancing almost leads to accidental takeover bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
A quarterly rebalancing of indices was blamed for BlackRock accidentally purchasing more than 20% of Monadelphous Group recently. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange on March 25, BlackRock said a change in interests held by the company ...

It might just be a matter of time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
It's back! That old familiar "good is bad and bad is good" trade on The Street. Stronger-than-expected US payrolls growth equals June interest rate lift off - Wall Street not happy camper. Weaker-than-expected and third consecutive monthly decline in ...

AMP Capital steps into Japanese infra market

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
AMP Capital is set to become an investment adviser to GII, a Japanese company that invests in renewable energy assets. AMP Capital will assist GII to acquire high quality assets as well as provide ongoing advice. GII's first acquisition will be operating ...

Privatisation backlash derails infra investing

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
Voter backlash against infrastructure recycling plans in recent (and current) state election campaigns is raising alarm bells within the superannuation sector. It was such a point of contention in the recent Queensland state election that most observers ...

When Japan is blah, the Eurozone is ugh and China is wow

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
The global economy will be better this year than last, but troubles in the Eurozone and the waning power of Abenomics mean investors will find better odds in the US and China, chief economists said at a Financial Standard forum last week. The videos ...

Sunsuper nabs senior AFA executive

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief commercial officer Anne Fuchs has accepted a role as national manager, retail distribution and advice at Sunsuper. Fuchs was only appointed to the role of COO in August 2014. She set up the matchmaking ...

Super trustees must be vigilant about managers: Deloitte

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
Superannuation trustees need to actively prioritise implemented asset consultants that add value, according to new research by Deloitte Actuaries & Consultants. Deloitte surveyed six major consultants over the five years to 30 June 2014, using the Vanguard ...