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SPAA rallies against off-market trading ban

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
The self-managed super fund industry is calling on the government to revoke plans to ban off market transfers with particular concern that larger funds are not subject to the same rules. The government's Stronger Super reforms package includes plans ...

Second generation platform consolidation push

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
The industry trends driving Europe and Australia are highly comparable, according to software provider, Bravura Solutions, with next generational platform and wrap models across the wealth management industry now being forced to update to survive. The ...

Westpac launches virtual planning service

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
Financial planning services are seemingly limitless in distance after Westpac launched its first virtual financial planning service, linking Sydney-based planners to residents in a lucrative mining district. Using video-link and real-time technology ...

Bulls see red

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
A sea of red swamped the world's equity markets - from New York to Rio and old London town - over the past 24 hours. As I've been warning the past few weeks, the global economy is weakening, the odds of another recession has increased and this is sapping ...

FSC elects deputy chairman

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
The Financial Services Council has elected a new deputy chairman following the recent resignation from the board by former AllianceBernstein Australia chief executive, Michael Bargholz. Greg Cooper, chief executive of Schroder Investment Management ...

Dangerous currents

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
Now that's what I'm talking about. See what a little concerted, decisive action does. Global equity markets rallied following news that the European Central Bank, in coordination with the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
NEW YORK - US stocks got a boost Thursday despite poor domestic economic data after major central banks joined hands to ensure US dollar liquidity to Europe's embattled banks. In positive territory for the fourth day in a row, the Dow Jones Industrial ...

Not looking good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
Financial market waters are getting more treacherous by the day. The signs are all around us - macro-economic fundamentals are deteriorating, systemic risk is growing and technical indicators of risk assets are breaking down. I'd like to able to conjure ...

CMC Markets launches new platform

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
CMC Markets has launched its new CMC Tracker platform for Australian investors. The new platform is the result of A$156m of investment over two years and aims to increase CFD trading speed and lower transaction costs. The new platform features increased ...

Challenger taps CFSGAM head for retirement product

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
Challenger Limited says it is seeking fresh thinking in retirement products and has hired Colonial First State Global Asset Management's former head of investment research for a newly created position. Aaron Minney has been appointed as head of retirement ...