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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 ...

IRESS launches cloud-based trading platform

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... regions at a cost effective level is crucial to opening the door to client and revenue growth," IRESS head of trading solutions Ben Jefferys said. "IRESS has been connecting market participants for over 10 years using a variety of messaging protocols ...

Australia's coming $32bn SIB sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
When Patrick McClure AO released his report into the review of Australia's $150 billion welfare system in February, one important aspect that seems to have escaped the gaze of commentators was its advocacy of social impact bonds (SIB). SIBs, also sometimes ...

AMP practice to pay $10,200 penalty

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
A financial planning practice licensed under AMP-owned Charter Financial Planning has been fined with $10,200 for misleading advertising. Victoria-based Australian Financial Planning Solutions (AFPS) has been hit with $10,200 in penalties after the ...

Perennial to raise capital for Aussie equities LIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
Perennial Value Management is set to launch its Wealth Defender Equities to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) as a listed investment company (LIC). The fund follows Perennial's Wealth Defender investment strategy, based on a diversified portfolio ...

AFA and PFL award Australia's top insurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life (PFL) recognised Australia's top insurers and life risk products at a black tie event in Sydney last night. TAL received the overall Platinum Award and the Trauma award, and was a finalist ...

PBOC to QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
"He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot will be victorious." - Lao Tzu, 'The Art of War' That "when" to fight must be nigh. Rumour has it that the People's Bank of China (PBOC) is preparing its own QE programme - prompted by the PBOC's recent ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat ahead of local jobs data and following a lacklustre performance on Wall Street. At 0808 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up five points at 5,791. In local economic news on ...

Vanguard restructures international management team

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
Vanguard has moved two senior management roles, based in Australia and the US, to its international group. Vanguard Australia managing director John James will become managing director of Vanguard Europe, while Vanguard retail marketing and communications ...

APRA deputy chair criticises life insurance sales culture

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
Sales culture in the life insurance industry is undermining standards of good practice, according to APRA deputy chair Ian Laughlin. Speaking at the Actuaries Institute's Insights Session on 3 March, Laughlin said that the industry's focus on "sales ...