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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2007
... to 1,406.60. The Nasdaq Composite Index firmed 14.74 points to 2,402.29. LONDON - UK stocks fell, led by retailers, as interest rate concerns weighed on the market. The FTSE 100 dropped 11.9 points to 6,233.3. FRANKFURT - The DAX index edged back 1.03 ...

Aviva to sponsor World Solar Race

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
... towards reducing Australia's growing contribution to carbon dioxide emissions." The move by Aviva highlights increasing interest in the alternative energy sector by wealth managers and comes amid growing calls for institutional investors to increase ...

Advice already in client's best interest: FPA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
... clients' needs. Second, financial planners have a responsibility to disclose clearly to their clients any conflicts of interest which might bias the advice they give to a client, so that decisions can be made with full understanding and knowledge," said ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
... New Zealand the central bank has lifted rates to 7.5 per cent. Such moves indicate the worldwide upward pressures on interest rates.

One in 10 Japanese planners pass CFP

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
Only 10 per cent of Japanese financial planners sitting for the November 2006 Certified Financial Planner certification exams managed to pass, said the Japan Financial Planning Association (JFPA). The exams, held in 10 major cities throughout Japan ...

Japan and Europe the next LPT frontiers: APN

... managing APN's International Property for Income Fund. He added the other plus to Japan LPTs is the hedging benefit from the interest rate differential between Japan and Australia (4.7 per cent based on five year bond rates) which boosts the trust's ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2007
... sellers back to being buyers." He said the market was also pleased with the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to leave interest rates on hold. The RBA today left official interest rates steady at 6.25 per cent. Stocks rallied in the US overnight ...

Perpetual gears up retail investors

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2007
... seven years, with investors able to borrow up to 100 per cent of their original invested amount and the first year's interest with no margin calls. Gerard Doherty, Perpetual's group executive of wealth management, said he expected the new product to ...

Lock up your gains: AUI

... is fast shaping up to be a shaky market. "This isn't an argument for retirees to leave all their money in a safe low-interest earning bank account, but to achieve a middle ground with a mix of income earning investments that reduce risk through diversification," ...

Macq to conquer New York, New York

... ahead of the 2008 US presidential elections where his rivals might use his business dealings and potential conflicts of interest against him in their campaign. Michelle Baltazar