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24 April 2014 • By James Mitchell • 1 min read

No rising sun on Japanese growth: Standard Life

Japan’s rapidly declining labour force suggests any chance of sustaining the nation’s GDP growth momentum is “a bit like exercising on an uphill ...

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AMP Capital makes key European hire

AMP Capital has appointed an institutional director of Europe, following a number of prominent departures from the company’s London global listed real ...

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Research house warns on performance fees

Investors selecting funds charging additional performance fees need to ensure the fee structure of the fund aligns with its investment approach and ...

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Academic calls for ‘fairness’ in financial regulation

A focus on “fairness” as opposed to “market failure” should underpin government intervention in financial markets, according to a UNSW professor of ...

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Standard deviations irrelevant for consumers: Dimensional

Complex measures such as standard deviations and portfolio volatility should not be reported on MySuper dashboards since consumers do not understand ...

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Bankmecu lobbies for sub-brand transparency

Customer-owned bank Bankmecu has called for greater ownership disclosure within the banking sector since many of the smaller banks are merely ...

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SPAA warns on lifting pension age

The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has warned that increasing the pension age to 70 will put “more pressure” on the cost of ...

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CBA advice GM joins FPA charity board

The Financial Planning Association has announced that Commonwealth Bank executive general manager for advice, Marianne Perkovic, has been elected as a ...

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‘Flawed’ legacy systems hampering industry

The majority of financial services firms continue to use spreadsheets to fulfil their compliance and reporting requirements, according to a new survey ...

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'Infant' corporate bond market under scrutiny

Australia has a "very thin" government bond market and an "infant" corporate bond market, according to the Business Council of Australia (BCA)

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