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Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
Earlier this month, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released its Statement on Monetary Policy, detailing the reasons for the why and the wherefore it decided to cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to a record low 2.25%. "...over recent ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains in metals prices overnight. At 0657 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up eight points at 5,876. In equities news, Medibank Private, Cabcharge, Transpacific ...

MLC fund is Roy Morgan retail super fund of the year

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
MLC-owned Plum has been named retail super fund of the year by participants in Roy Morgan's customer satisfaction awards. Given the same award last year, Plum is MLC's main corporate super provider. "This award is testament to our commitment to delivering ...

BOJ optimistic as forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
As expected, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced no surprises following the conclusion of its 17-18 February monetary policy Board meeting. "The Bank of Japan will conduct money market operations so that the monetary base will increase at an annual pace ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell following mixed US housing data, a lacklustre reading on inflation and indications the Federal Reserve is in no hurry to raise interest rates. At 0900 AEDT on Thursday, the March share ...

Zenith rates Mercer LifetimePlus

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
Zenith has given Mercer's longevity risk protection product, Mercer LifetimePlus (MLP), an APPROVED rating. MLP is geared towards super funds looking to provide longevity solutions to members, and is accessible to members with account-based pensions. ...

Macquarie Funds Group rebrands, increases FUM by $30 billion

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
Australia's biggest global asset manager, Macquarie Funds Group, has rebranded as Macquarie Asset Management and increased its funds under management (FUM) by $30 billion in the three months to 31 December 2014, as reported in the Macquarie Group 2015 ...

OPINION: The Achilles heel of unbundled services

DARREN SPEIRS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
The popularity of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) has fuelled the rapid growth of an extensive range of unbundled services that promise trustees greater choice and control, as well as lower costs than traditional bundled services. However as Darren ...

WTF moment on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
"Love and marriage, love and marriage Go together like a horse and carriage." Well, perhaps in 1955 when ol' blue eyes Frank Sinatra sang that, "this I tell you brother, you can't have one without the other"... but now no longer for most. The song played ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street amid optimism that a bailout extension deal will be reached between Greece and its creditors. At 0857 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up ...