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Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
Australian stocks are firmer, with gains in the resources sectors leading the broader market higher. At 1028 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 15 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 4,376.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Same old blues but some upside in 2013: Russell and Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
Russell and Threadneedle agree that while equities will provide modest returns in 2013, they see little evidence that market volatility will abate. In their respective market outlooks for November, both global investment houses pointed to improvements ...

Planners ignore EMs when advising clients

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
Most financial planners have never mentioned emerging markets to their clients, said a Goldman Sachs Asset Management Survey. Of the more than 1000 "active" investors surveyed, 83% said that their financial planner had never mentioned investing in countries ...

New head of wealth advice at Perpetual

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
Mark Smith has taken up the role of group executive of Perpetual Private, the wealth advice business of Perpetual Limited. Perpetual Private includes the Private Client, Fiduciary, Fordham and Philanthropy offerings. Smith was appointed earlier in the ...

PwC partner banned from auditing

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
A Melbourne partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers has been banned from auditing until 2015, said the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC). The corporate watch dog accepted an enforceable undertaking from former Centro auditor Stephen Cougle ...

WA planners reject big dealer groups

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
Many financial planning practices in Western Australia are disillusioned with their institutionally-aligned dealer groups, said Synchron's manager for the state. Independent dealer group Synchron has grown its presence in Western Australia by 50% since ...

Fed money on the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
It's a good day in the markets overnight and this is because... Let me hear you say it... optimism on the fiscal cliff. Yes, that's it. Tomorrow, we'll just change the word 'optimism' to 'pessimism' should the tape tell a tale of woe. I could stop here ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on international bourses amid hopes US political leaders will agree on a debt reduction plan to avoid the looming fiscal cliff of spending cuts and tax hikes which could send America ...

Advisers must change mindset in face of FoFA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
The biggest challenge for financial planners in the face of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms is to change their mindset from one of selling products to that of providing a quality service for consumers, according to MyAdivser's Philippa ...

Certitude to access Threadneedle global income fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
Certitude Global Investments has launched a new equity offering to the Australian market which derives its returns from a portfolio of dividend paying companies worldwide. The new Australian registered scheme will be called the Threadneedle Global Equity ...