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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
... earnings. Political uncertainty also kept buyers at bay ahead of Japan's election Sunday, with voter surveys suggesting Prime Minister Taro Aso's ruling party is likely to be swept from power after half a century of almost unbroken rule. The benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... and Fairfax Media Ltd delivering annual results, along with Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd, Austereo Group Ltd, Prime Media Group Ltd, Select Harvests Ltd and Worley Parsons Ltd. The International Industrial Relations Association World Congress ...

Irrationally exuberant greater fool

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009

Ripoll Inquiry must build on FSR progress: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
Investigating the collapses of Storm and Opes Prime could help improve Australia's financial advice system - but any radical changes to current FSR arrangements could chime the death knell of good financial advice, warns a key industry association. ...

ASIC approves Opes Prime settlement

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... court approval of the creditors Schemes of Arrangement that will oblige ANZ and Merrill Lynch to pay $226 million to Opes Prime clients. According to a media statement by ASIC, the schemes oblige ANZ and Merrill Lynch to pay $226 million to the Opes ...

Templeton and TAAM top EM review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... While the emerging markets sector has suffered during events like the Asian financial crisis, the tech bubble and the sub-prime liquidity crisis it has delivered solid returns in the long-term. The recent developed market rally has also helped the emerging ...

IOSCO warns against structured products

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
A major review into the causes of the sub-prime crisis has been released and its key message is that if fiduciaries don't understand structured products, they should not invest in them. The International Organisation of Securities Commissions has issued ...

PI insurers face $300m in claims

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... to three years - stemming primarily from advisers linked with collapsed firms such as Westpoint, Storm Financial and Opes Prime. "We've got about five underwriters who are willing to insure this market," she said. "Those who are holding Storm Financial... ...

Cuscal partners with Payment Adviser

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... million Australians and the SME sector represents 95 per cent of employers in the country. "The government - most recently the Prime Minister himself - has called for innovation and increased efficiency in Australia's superannuation system," said Lovney. ...

Super must become more efficient: PM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in his latest essay said superannuation should become more efficient and improve its net investment returns. In a widely publicised 6000 word manifesto, the Prime Minister has outlined his views of the economy and his plans ...