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BT upgrades Asgard and BT Wrap ahead of FoFA

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
BT Financial Group has updated its Wrap Desktop and AdviserNET to assist advisers prepare for their Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) obligations. "Advisers now have administrative support for most of their obligations around fee disclosure statements ...

LGBT wealth management market worth $3trn

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community represents a multi-trillion dollar opportunity for wealth managers and advisers, according to estimates from advisers specialising in the area. The campaign to legalise gay marriage in Australia ...

Retirement objective is income not performance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
Providing retirement income solutions for super fund members requires funds to be clear about their goals. Is it achieving high investment returns, enabling members to accumulate high fund balances or is it about providing retirement income, notwithstanding ...

Elders Rural sale a growth prospect

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
Elders Rural Services (ERS) sale process is "proceeding well," according to Elders Financial Planning chief executive Helen Lorigan. Elders Limited announced the sale process for ERS, one of its main businesses, in late 2012 and considered the sale ...

BT eyes accountants with new platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
BT Financial Group is preparing to address trends in the financial services industry with the launch of the NextGen platform, which eyes both accountants and self-managed super funds (SMSF). The new platform is aimed at supporting an accountant-adviser ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a mixed performance on Wall Street where the S&P500 reached an all-time high. At 0828 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,166. In economic news on ...

PIF Action Group questions ASIC decision on Wellington

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) decision to drop the investigation into the Wellington Premium Income Fund (PIF) has angered the PIF Action Group. PIF Action Group president Peter Grenadier told Financial Standard that in ...

Collapse does not signal end of gold party

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
The recent fall in the price of gold is only temporary and does not signal the end of the bull rally, according to ETF Securities country head Danny Laidler. The price of gold fell to a two-year low on Monday following the biggest single day percentage ...

Boston Bombs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
It started with the gold rush...to the exits, then China growth disappointment - which turned the sell gold (and other commodities) marathon into a sprint - and now this, America's attacked once more. I woke up to the news that two bombs had exploded ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street. At 0755 AEDT on Friday, The June share price index futures contract is 16 points higher at 4,928, with 5,088 contracts traded. In economic news on Friday, the Australian Office ...