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Advisers encouraged to use tech to boost soft skills

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
Financial advisers are being encouraged to build and strengthen their relationships with clients through technology. Marketing coach and author Terry Brock will be working with Synchron advisers using apps in their smartphones and tablets that can help ...

Morgan Stanley bumps up Chambers to Wealth CEO

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Australia has appointed current head of Institutional Equity and Wealth Management to the role of chief executive, upon the departure Brendan Goffinet. Goffinet is set to return to the US but will work with Chambers ...

CBA: Expect higher inflation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
Commonwealth Bank chief economist Michael Blythe has warned Australia to expect higher inflation as the dollar continues to fall. Presenting his 2014 economic forecast at an Australian Institute of Company Directors' (AICD) lunch in Sydney, Blythe said ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street ahead of a much-watched US labour market report and amid mixed trade and labour data. At 0901 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 37 ...

Australia's pension pool fastest growing in the world

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
Australia's pool of superannuation assets has grown faster than any other pension fund pool in the world over the last 10 years, according to Towers Watson's Global Pensions Asset Study 2014. The study showed found that the pool of assets has grown ...

ASIC sets its sights on hybrid securities

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a new hybrid securities education guide aimed at retail investors. Published on the regulator's MoneySmart website, the guide is intended to help investors understand the risks ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
The Australian sharemarket has bounced back slightly after Tuesday's heavy losses. On Tuesday local stocks suffered their heaviest losses since August after nervous investors reacted to a sharp fall in US manufacturing activity growth. Options Xpress ...

ASFA calls for clarity on retirement income review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on the government to provide a clear timetable and terms of reference for its review of retirement income stream regulations, including the tax treatment of deferred lifetime annuities ...

Challenger Diversified Property Group reports earnings growth

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
Challenger Diversified Property Group has reported normalised earnings of $23.9 million for the six months to 31 December 2013, up from $22.9 million for the same period the previous year. Net profit after tax (statutory) fell to $15.2 million for the ...

Ausbil acquired by New York Life Investments

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
US fund manager New York Life Investments has completed the acquisition of Dexia Asset Management for a,-380 million ($587 million). The acquisition includes Dexia's Australian boutique funds management business, Ausbil, which will join New York Life ...