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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... losses this week that underscored the challenges brought by high unemployment, weak consumer spending and diminished home values. A drop in the mood of consumers fanned concerns that people nervous about jobs and the economy will hold off spending. The ...

Sentry buys AFG Financial Planning

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... partner within the financial planning marketplace. "The synergy and compatibility of our respective corporate cultures, values and commitment to the long term well being of our advisers and their practices had the greatest influence on our decision to ...

Thin line between values and money

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
Online tools are now available that can help financial planners find out their client's core values and use that information to design a financial plan that is realistic in the long run. Speaking at an adviser conference last week, financial adviser ...

Mercer urges STP implementation

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... superannuation market, Mercer's report noted many companies in the UK have been slower to adopt the new process. "With fund values rising, investment trading by individual scheme members is starting to pick up again and trustees face increasing pressure ...

Aus custody back on uptrend, NCS still tops

ACSA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
... year but growth in total assets under custody was due to better market returns this year. "Interestingly while most asset values have increased over the first half of 2009, most providers will have noticed a substantial decrease in total settlement transaction ...

Wealth effect turns positive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... already know how the feedback loop goes. Apart from rising equity prices, the Fed also cited for the improvement in home values for the increased wealth in the second quarter. This looks set to continue. The US Commerce Department reported housing starts ...

Politics wield power over asset prices

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... publication, Advisor Perspectives, this week reported the findings from an academic research paper, titled Red and Blue Investing: Values and Finance. The report's authors drew their research from a database that analysed the political contributions ...

Treading on treacherous territory

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... bankruptcy. You still remember that, correct? My point exactly. Last year's market mayhem are still fresh in our minds. Values. The sharp appreciation in equity markets from their March 2009 lows has prompted many to cry "overvalued!" "Stocks are overbought". ...

Westpac FP maintains focus on senior planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... our focus since the merger. We've been making sure that our financial planners fit with the right competencies and their values align with our position," he said. "There's no point in adding more planners to the business until you're sure the planners ...

Members vote for Lifeplan/Aus Unity merger

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... excellent outcome for Lifeplan members and all other stakeholders, and ensures the continuity of the Lifeplan name and values," he said. Butler paid particular tribute to the contribution made to Lifeplan over the years by managing director Chris Wright ...