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Good tidings sway RBA to stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
Well, 'twas a coin flip anyway - the rationales for a cut was equally rational as those for a no cut - so no blame all around.

Banks face wealth management challenges

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
The big four banks' wealth businesses benefitted from a lower Australian dollar and a strong performance in investment markets for most of the year but generating acceptable return on equity (ROE) remains a challenge.

Class amends IPO after AMP acquisitions

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
Class, the self-managed superannuation fund administrative software provider, has lost about 10,500 billable SMSF portfolios from its customer base following two acquisitions announced by AMP.

Pick a number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
Australia, after all, is one of the few economies where monetary policy has not been corrupted by "non-conventional" policies to date... so the 'Taylor Rule' should still work.

Finsia partners with Hong Kong institute

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
A growing number of Australasian financial services professionals in Hong Kong have helped establish a partnership between two industry development groups.

Rusting still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
The direction of iron ore prices is largely tied to outlook for China's economy - the world's largest consumer of the commodity.

Six point five is PM Li's new like

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
"The nation needs annual growth of at least 6.53 per cent in the next five years to meet the government's goal of establishing a "moderately prosperous society".

December lift-off, yeah, sure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
For those of us watching the data, the data says no to December... unless things dramatically turn around, that is.

Future Fund's morphing objective

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
Ambiguity around the Future Fund and whether it's a fund for public servants' super or a genuine Australian sovereign wealth fund continues to challenge the fund's leadership.

Administrator buys Asia-Pacific hedge fund business

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
The fund branch of an Australian boutique administrator has acquired the Asia-Pacific hedge fund administration business of Alter Domus.