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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower as mixed economic data gave Wall Street a mixed day of trading. At 0730 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 21 points lower at 4,743. In economic news ...

ING to divest insurance and investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
Dutch banking and insurance giant ING plans to dispose its insurance and investment businesses over the next four years to shore up its balance sheet and repay its government debt. In a company statement released overnight, the group revealed a massive ...

Drop commissions or get off APL: AMP

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
AMP has told fund managers if they want to be on the group's 1,600-strong financial planning network's approved product list (APL), their products must not include any commissions. Steve Helmich, director Financial Planning, Advice and Services at AMP ...

FSP reviews insurer line up

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
Dealer group Financial Services Partners is reviewing its preferred risk carriers - including CommInsure, ING and Tower - through its annual adviser survey. A press statement from the firm noted that FSP's survey looks at the services provided by AIG ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower on Tuesday after Wall Street fell due to the impact of a stronger US dollar on multinational and resource companies. At 0721 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract ...

Frontier takes tough stance against asset-based fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
Asset consultant Frontier, which has $91 billion in funds under advice, has sent a letter last week to all the external fund managers of its super fund clients to consider charging flat dollar fees, instead of asset-based fees, on their investment mandates. ...

Premium appoints Queensland specialist

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
Premium China Funds Management has hired George Fattal as Asia investment specialist (Queensland). Fattal will primarily look after the Queensland financial planning market. He will be liaising with both dealer group head offices based there as well ...

Premium eyes more practices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
Premium Wealth Management is in talks with a dozen practices to join its ranks and is also looking at ways to access separately managed account (SMA) technology. Chris Saunders, chief executive at Premium Wealth Management, said the business is talking ...

Planning firm wins Telstra Business Award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
Financial Management Solutions has won the NSW Telstra Business Award for social responsibility. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) member won the award for demonstrating leadership and contribution to the environment, people, education ...

Canadian pensions stage Q3 recovery

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
Canadian pensions have bounced back in the third quarter of this year, with local bonds and global shares the major contributors to the recovery. According to a RBC Dexia Investor Services survey, which monitors Canadian pension plans and money managers ...