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Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
Surprises, surprises, and more surprises. We're yet to complete the first month of 2015 and thus far, we've gotten central bank surprises a-plenty... and they're not kinder surprises either. We've seen the Swiss National Bank (SNB) stomp the CHF1.20/euro ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after strong gains on overseas markets overnight and rises in commodity prices. At 0700 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 41 points at 5,384. Euro zone stocks have been ...

Advisers closely watching mFund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... as "a lot of the current options demand a minimum investment of $20,000 or $30,000," Godfrey said. Successful Ways adviser Ben Nash also highlights the fact that "it is quite cheap compared to other solutions out there." But like Godfrey, he says that ...

AMCIL suffers short-term performance dip

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
Listed investment company AMCIL saw its half-year profit fall 23.8% to $2.8 million in the six months to 31 December but the fund is still ahead of its benchmark over the longer term. Revenue from investments was $3.6 million excluding capital gains ...

What if SMSFs flocked to global equities in 2015?

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
Self-managed super funds (SMSF) are expected to buy $1 billion of Australian equities per month, but what if individual investors developed an appetite for global stocks at the expense of the local market? A Credit Suisse analysis of "Down-under surprises ...

China growth as Li likes it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
Another year, another disappointment. I must be really getting ancient becasue I can't recall exactly when it all started - 2010 or 2011? - but year after year after year, "experts" have been predicting a hard landing in China's economy. That "hard ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on European and US stock markets. At 0715 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 23 points at 5,281. Europe's leading stock markets got a boost from expectations ...

JPMorgan global bond fund added to platforms

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
The JPMorgan Global Strategic Bond Fund has been added to three major platforms shortly after J.P. Morgan Asset Management brought the fund to Australia. The BT, Asgard and IOOF platforms now offer access to the manager's unconstrained fixed income ...

Super modern awards anti-competitive: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
Research by the Financial Services Council (FSC) suggests that modern awards are reducing competition in the superannuation industry. FSC's analysis of the modern awards system demonstrates a disproportionate representation of industry, government and ...

Andrew Hewison takes over Hewison Private Wealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
Andrew Hewison has taken over the role of managing director at Hewison Private Wealth, while current managing director and founder John Hewison will become the firm's chairman. As chairman, John Hewison will oversee strategic matters for the business ...