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Financial advisers raise bar in quest to succeed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The calibre of financial advisers in Australia continues to improve, according to research that draws from 10 years' worth of data on how leading advice practices in the country operate. Yesterday the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) released ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The Australian market has opened higher as investors correct a late sell off before the weekend. At 1017 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 19.6 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 4,492 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had ...

Government should act fast on Johnson Report: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
If the Federal Government is serious about exporting financial services to Asia, it must implement all the recommendations in the Johnson Report by 2013, said the Financial Services Council. "The Johnson Report is a practical plan that will open up ...

UBS Global AM picked for three netwealth funds

STAFF REPORTER  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... provider netwealth has chosen UBS Global Asset Management to manage investments for three of its Global Specialist Funds. Ben Heap, head of UBS Global Asset Management, Australia and New Zealand, said, "netwealth has invested in our Tactical Beta Funds ...

AMP infra fund takes 49% airport stake

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
AMP Capital's Strategic Infrastrucure Trust of Europe (SITE) has purchased a 49% stake in NIAL Group Limited, the owner of Newcastle airport in England. AMP Captial purchased its stake from Copenhagen Airports A/S. Seven UK local authorities will retain ...

Centuria wins unlisted property fund of the year

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
Centuria has been awarded the Unlisted Fund of the Year award at the Annual Property Funds Industry Forum. Centuria 19 Corporate Drive Fund, managed by Centuria Property Funds, won the award after good returns and a governance structure which focuses ...

Market Wrap

AMP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a flat showing on Wall Street at the end of last week amid earnings disappointments tempered by a slightly better-than-expected estimate of economic growth in the third quarter. At 0745 AEDT on Monday ...

Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Australia's trading session had already called it off for the week when the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the better-than-expected scorecard for the economy. But don't despair Virginia, we didn't miss much. Better ...

Market wrap late AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Australian stocks opened flat after mixed leads from Wall Street and European markets. At 1018 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was flat at 4,510.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 0.6 points, or 0.01 per cent ...

Juicy Macquarie profit belies revenue fall

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Macquarie Group has announced an 18% rise in first-half profit, despite a fall in revenue. The investment bank made $361 million, up from $305 million last year, benefiting from improved market conditions. Despite subdued market conditions, chief executive ...