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Bonds, where the real money is

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... moving into cash and TDs rather than managed funds and superannuation accounts. This Chess tournament is just getting started. Ben Ong is on annual leave

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... stocks rallied on Monday following better-than-expected US consumer spending figures and hopes US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will deliver if the economy needs another boost. Traders said Bernanke's speech on Friday suggested that if there ...

FOFA: Opt-in obligations, ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
The much anticipated proposed regulations for the financial advice industry have been announced with opt-in, the banning of commissions, new powers for ASIC and a consultation paper on the term 'financial planner' outlined in the first tranche of draft ...

FOFA: Government extends soft-dollar benefit ban to non-super risk insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
The Federal Government has extended its ban on soft-dollar benefits under the Future of Financial Advice draft legislation announced today. It will now include risk insurance outside of superannuation. The ban, scheduled to go live on July 1, 2012 ...

Count Financial profit surges on windfall float

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
Financial planning group Count Financial reported a profit surge of $51.56 million, a 113% increase on the previous corresponding period, in its annual results today. The announcement was expected after the firm issued earnings guidance earlier this ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... finished higher on Friday night after a speech by the head of the US central bank buoyed sentiment. "On Friday, Fed chairman (Ben) Bernanke did not seem inclined to hit the panic button at this stage of proceedings and this tone seemed to rub off on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... Australia, the market on Friday closed down, ending a flat day of trading ahead of a speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, which was scheduled for after the local market closed. S&P/ASX200 index was down 12.8 points, or 0.30 per cent, at ...

US housing market needs renovation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... result is that until this starts to improve not much else will. And some people think Australia is doing it tough. Yeah right. Ben Ong is on annual leave.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... from early gains as nervous investors await further direction from offshore. All eyes will be on US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, who is scheduled to give a speech after the local market closes. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Perpetual posts results, buy-back option

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
Perpetual Limited posted $62 million NPAT in full year results, down 31%, yet remains optimistic of the impact of its new initiatives, with shareholders also alerted to an upcoming off-market buy-back tender process. Investor caution and subdued markets ...