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Small shareholders eclipsed by instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
Large institutions including Australian superannuation funds and offshore investors are increasing their allocation to listed Australian companies while small shareholders have slashed their portfolios, a study for the Australian Investor Relations ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
Online share trader Bell Direct has again topped the customer satisfaction rankings for online traders, ranking first in 15 out of 16 categories in the Investment Trends Online Broking Report for the second half of 2012. The rankings reflect positive ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
The Australian share market has opened fairly flat following a lacklustre finish on Wall Street. At 1030 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 5.6 points, or 0.11 per cent, at 4,941.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 4.5 ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
Online share trading business Bell Direct has topped the customer satisfaction rankings for online traders in the Investment trends Online Broking report for the second half of 2012. The broker almost achieved a clean sweep ranking first in 15 out of ...

Rum outcome for Bundy: ASIC suspend license

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
A day after a Western Australian credit broker had his license revoked for breaking the law, the industry body has banned Harold Charles Bundy for three years after it found he was not a fit and proper person to engage in credit activities. The ban ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following the lead of international markets overnight after comments from European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi. At 0646 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was DOWN ...

Back-off super: FSC missive to Canberra

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
All Australian political parties have been told to leave superannuation laws alone by the Financial Services Council, which said that the industry has 'had enough'. Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden this morning hit out at politicians ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
The Australian share market has rebounded slightly from its weak start. At 1045 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.3 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,916.7, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 3.8 points, or 0.08 per ...

CBA to snare DIY investors with MyWealth platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
Commonwealth Bank yesterday launched MyWealth, a new platform which attempts to attract the three million Australian do-it-yourself investors to trade shares, ETFs and fixed interest investments online. Described by the bank as a first for the Australian ...

New claimants join class action against CBA

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
New claimants will participate in a class action brought against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia over the sale of complex debt instruments by Gloucester Shire Council in NSW and self-managed superannuation fund Clurname in the Federal Court last ...