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SFG growth not affected by FoFA changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
SFG Australia has reported a strong half year result, which it says was not affected by the implementation costs of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation. SFG operating earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
The Australian share market has opened half a per cent higher after Wall Street shrugged off disappointing retail sales figures. US stocks ended higher despite data showing the country's retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.4 per cent in January, the second ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
Australian stocks have opened higher following a solid night on global equity markets. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the local market was taking its lead from Wall Street, which received a boost from positive US consumer confidence and employment ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
Australian shares are firmer as buoyant global equity markets boost resource stocks and investors rediscover their love of banks. The resource giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto are outperforming the overall market, despite a drop in base metal prices ...

Two-fifths of Australians upping overseas exposure

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Almost two-fifths (39%) of Australian investors believe they are under-exposed to global equity markets, according to the latest Certitude Global Investing Intentions Index (CGIII). The survey showed that a greater number of investors plan to increase ...

Mother of all hard landings and other BSes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
Can you feel it? Can you feel it? Can you feel it? Australia appears to have started this new week, new month, new quarter new financial year with a little bit more stride in its steps. This could be because of the world's biggest central bankers' comforting ...

CIO confidence slumps to nine-month low

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
Chief investment officer (CIO) confidence levels have fallen to levels last seen in September 2012, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC)'s latest Chief Investment Officer Index. In the June quarter, the index stood at seven from a range ...

Markets poised on knife-edge: Standard Life Investments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
After the recent rally in prices, global equity markets are poised on a knife-edge and need signs of further fundamental or monetary support if the performance is to continue, according to Standard Life Investments head of global strategy Andrew Milligan. ...

CommBank wealth division enjoys strong March quarter

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)'s wealth management and insurance division grew by 4% in the three months to 31 March. In an update to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Australia's largest company said that funds under administration and ...

Top-down approach wins in post-GFC world: Hexavest

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
In the post-global financial crisis (GFC) world, global equity markets are more sensitive to news flow and macroeconomics than to fundamental business growth, according to Hexavest founding partner and senior vice president Robert Brunelle. The asset ...