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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
The Australian share market was marginally weaker at noon as the resources sector offset financial companies. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 6.1 points, or 0.13 per cent, at 4,735.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

ASIC scorecard shows mixed results

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
A new survey shows ASIC has generally worked well in managing the impact of the GFC in Australia - but respondents think the regulator was not as effective in protecting retail investors. More than 1,500 respondents were asked for their views about ...

Move beyond benchmarks: GMO

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
GMO asset manager James Montier implored investors to move beyond policy benchmarks, and called for a risk rethink at a recent Investment Management Consultants Association conference. "The minute you give an investment manager a policy benchmark, all ...

Fin services jobs on the rise

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
No longer in the grasp of the GFC, jobs within the financial services industry have swelled as companies begin to expand once more according to talent consulting firm, Right Management. Right Management research found that 71 per cent of candidates ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas." Things are looking bright. Mister Market's mood is turning to yuletide cheer. And why not? It's looking good not only for the remainder of 2010 but also beyond the New Year. Sure, there are still ten trading ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
The Australian share market was firmer at noon, boosted by banks and miners, following a modest lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 42.6 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 4,742.5, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Count sees earnings up 20pc next year

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
Planning group Count Financial has issued strong guidance for the next financial year, expecting its earnings per share to rise by some 20 per cent. The numbers look even better once the impact of a one-off revaluation of its holding in soon-to-be listed ...

Mercer outlines top trends for 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
A flight to emerging markets, persistent weakness in the US dollar, and more demand for retirement products are just some of the themes Mercer expects to occupy the minds of investors next year. Many of the themes Mercer outlines overlap with its predictions ...

Insurance platforms highly preferred: report

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
Some 80 per cent of advisers use platforms to write risk advice, according to latest figures from Investment Trends research. This goes against the theory that many advisers are threatened by Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, with platforms ...

Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
"Torn between two lovers, feelin' like a fool" - Mary MacGregor Good thing my wife is on holidays far, far away otherwise the shape of my skull would be embedded in one of our frying pans when she reads my opening line. But honey, you know I refer not ...