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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
... Australian share market recovered ground this morning after an overnight rally on Wall St, but is bracing for an anticipated interest rate rise tomorrow. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 55 points to 5975.2 while the All Ordinaries ...

UK alternative weightings quadruple

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
... same period, highlighting that reducing their domestic equities weightings is funding portfolio shifts elsewhere. Fixed interest allocations have also climbed to near highs of 14 per cent. Even though allocations to property are only 6 per cent, this ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
... troubles in the subprime mortgage market won't slow economic growth. The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to leave interest rates unchanged at its meeting on Tuesday, but investors will pay special attention to the accompanying statement. The ...

Concepts in risk 101

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
Market action continues to be dominated by the US sub-prime fallout, but has the market lost its Mojo or is this interest rate and currency market volatility just a rollercoaster ride? Equity markets ended largely unchanged from where they started last ...

ING finds insurance oasis

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
Oasis Asset Management today announced the replacement of Tower with ING Australia as its group risk insurance provider. The deal affects Oasis' 69,000-plus superannuation members, and will result in better underwriting, according to managing director ...

ASX updates corporate governance guidelines

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
... internal risk oversight, improved management policies and control systems. However, submissions did show significant interest in sustainability and corporate responsibility (CR) issues, notwithstanding that submissions indicated sustainability/CR had ...

Over Fifty Group offers reverse mortgage courses

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
Over Fifty Group (OFG) and SEQUEL have partnered up to provide reverse mortgage accreditation courses for brokers and planners. Driven by the growing popularity of reverse mortgages and equity release products, as well as growing pressure from consumer ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
... 2,575.98. LONDON - The UK's leading share index rose 0.8 per cent as the Bank of England and the European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold, and a raft of upbeat earnings helped lift global equities. The FTSE closed up 49.7 points, or 0.8 per ...

CBA launches $370m IWL offer

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, owner of leading sharetrading services provider CommSec, is set to buy listed wealth management and broking group IWL for more than $370 million. CBA has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed to acquire all of ...

ASIC to update planner training guidelines

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
... policy to facilitate flexibility in the training requirements. "We encourage all advisers, licensees and consumers with an interest in the training standards of financial product advisers to comment on the issues and proposals we have identified. We ...