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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... were down. NAB was 89 cents lower, by 3.31 per cent, at $25.97, ANZ lost 48 cents or 2.45 per cent to $19.14, Commonwealth Bank was down 63 cents at $44.35, and Westpac fell 73 cents or 3.13 to $22.58. BHP Billiton was 20 cents lower at $36.93, while ...

Bassanese opens ETF consultancy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
Economist and AFR columnist David Bassanese is banking on the popularity of exchange traded funds (ETFs) when he set up his new ETF research and consulting business for financial planners and self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees. Bassanese opened ...

Sweet and sour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
Shanghaied! This is what those "nervy nellies" might be feeling after seeing Chinese equities rebound more sharply just as fast and by more as it has fallen. China's Shanghai Composite Index jumped by 4.5 per cent yesterday (sweet), erasing the previous ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
The Australian share market has received strong, positive leads from overseas markets overnight, with all major overseas stock indices higher. At 0810 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 13 points higher ...

ASIC cracks down on early release of super

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
... superannuation scheme. She allegedly banked 11 cheques, made payable to a regulated superannuation fund and worth $432,609.38, into a bank account she operated and from which she withdrew the money. The matter will return to court on 26 August 2009. ...

AMP FP to move to fee-for-service by June 2010

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
AMP chief executive, Craig Dunn, said at the bank's half-year results presentation this morning its financial planning business will move to a "no commission" remuneration model by June next year. Dunn said Craig Meller, managing director at AMP Financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
... on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases international merchandise imports data for July, and the Reserve Bank of Australia issues its monthly bulletin. In equities, earnings season continues apace. Annual results are due from AMP Ltd ...

New head of sales for Macquarie Wrap

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... solutions, including the Macquarie Cash Management Trust, Macquarie Cash Management Account, Macquarie Cash XL and Macquarie Bank Term Deposits. Macquarie Adviser Services currently runs one of the country's leading wrap platforms, managing relationships ...

HSBC wins AMP Capital mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... investors access to HSBC's international investment opportunities," Charles Genocchio, head of global investments at HSBC Bank Australia said. Sinopia's fixed interest team has been in place since the creation of Sinopia in 1989. The team is headed by ...

Independent directors not always a good thing

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... particularly the case for banks - there are regulatory restrictions on what kind of industry background you can have as a bank director to avoid the possibility of conflicts of interest," said Adams. In the US, these restrictions make it easier for banks ...