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Infra committee recommends ISA's inverted bid model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
Industry Super Australia's inverted bid model for infrastructure project development has moved a step closer to becoming a reality, receiving the endorsement of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications. The ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
The Australian share market has opened flat. At 1010 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.2 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 5,364.6, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 3.7 points, or 0.07 per cent, at 5,341.7. On the ASX ...

ATO cold calling to test SMSF trustees

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
The Australian Taxation Office is calling self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees to test their fund knowledge and restricting their ability to operate the fund if they fail. Legal document provider Topdocs said in a technical article that "examples ...

FPA appoints WA chapter chair

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has appointed a new chair of its Western Australian chapter. Certified financial planner David Sharpe, of Globe Financial Planning, takes over from Randall Stout. He will support the FPA in ensuring ...

Epoch funds get upgrade from Zenith

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
Zenith Investment Partners has upgraded the Grant Samuel Epoch Global Equity Shareholder Yield Funds, hedged and unhedged, from "Recommended" to "Highly Recommended." In its product assessment Zenith said the funds are well-managed, providing international ...

ECB came bearing no pre-Xmas cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
"Maybe this year, maybe next year, maybe never I'm confessing That I'm guessing all the time." Edna Savage's immortal 1959 classic "Maybe This Year" provides an apt background song heading into last night's European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fluctuated, not moving far from its previous records after the ECB stopped short of announcing new stimulus measures. At 0848 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher. At 1010 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 25.1 points, or 0.47 per cent, at 5,346.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 24.1 points, or 0.45 per cent, at 5,325.3. On the ...

NAB launches Australia's first certified climate bond

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
National Australia Bank plans to raise at least $150 million for renewable energy facilities with the launch of a so-called 'green bond.' The NAB Climate Bond is also the first bank-issued bond to be certified in compliance with international Climate ...

Australia's confidence recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
It's official... Australia is in an income recession. Happy now, Jan? It may not be the generally-accepted definition of recession -- two consecutive quarters of contraction in output growth - but it'll do as long as we get the "R" word tag in the economy ...