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Push to end US Congressional pensions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
Claims that US politicians are out of touch with ordinary Americans have led a group of conservative Republicans to sponsor a bill to end Congressional pensions and force politicians to save for their own retirement just like everyone else. The legislation ...

Currency warriors, mount horses and draw swords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
"US Stocks Climb as Oil Gains, Pfizer Rises on Hospira Purchase" This was Bloomberg's take on the whys and the wherefores for the S&P 500 index's 1.0% rebound overnight after slipping by 0.4% the day before that was prompted by a 9% plunge in oil prices ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a strong lead from Wall Street on the back of rebounding oil prices. At 0837 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 39 points at 5,794. In local economic news on Friday ...

DomaCom appoints state manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
DomaCom has appointed Chris Benson to the role of state manager, Victoria and Tasmania. The fund manager said the appointment reflects the growing interest in its new Fractional Property Investment Fund in the southern regions. Benson has more than ...

Centric Wealth appoints QLD operations manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
Celia Carroll has been appointed manager of Centric Wealth's Queensland group. Prior to Findex-owned Centric, which she joined in 2004, Carroll held positions at Horwath, Permanent Trustee, and Godfrey Pembroke. "[Celia's] depth of experience and local ...

Easing here, there and everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
And an easing here, an easing there, everywhere an easing... Just a day after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) joined the central bank surprise club and decided to ooh, ahh, "have what they're having", and two days after I typed on this space "and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat, following a weaker lead from Wall Street with US stocks fluctuating as oil prices again fall. At 0836 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 5,716. In local ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
The share market is set for a tenth straight day of gains as rebounding oil prices lift energy and mining stocks. The market is more than 1.2 per cent higher at noon, and a stronger close will mark its longest winning run since mid-2013. BHP Billiton ...

CBA awards $200m mandate to London manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... and UK equity income. The CBA mandate will be managed by fund managers Jeremy Lang, William Pattisson, Gianluca Monaco and Ben Fitchew. Ardevora's investment process is based on cognitive psychology and aims to exploit biases of company management, analysts ...

FEATURE: Understanding mFund

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
Offering instant diversification, professional management and exposure to assets not easily reached by individuals, managed funds represent a one-stop shop that's suitable for every type of investor. But despite these obvious benefits, the penetration ...