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US leading lights report Q4

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
Fourth quarter earnings results from some of the investment industry's biggest names have been the focus of Wall Street this week. Goldman Sachs was the center of attention yesterday after its quarterly profits dropped sharply, but its investment management ...

Hillross awards top adviser

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... of the Year award finalists: David Heyworth, Edney Ryan Wealth Management, Sydney Dianne Chalk, Hillross Fairy Meadow, NSW Ben Hatcher, Tailor-Made Financial Services, NSW John Kazakoff, Arrive Wealth Management (SEQ), Brisbane Marc Occhipinti, MJO Financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street indices rebounding after heavy losses in Asia and Europe on China's latest economic data. On the ASX 24 at 0849 AEDT, the March share price index futures ...

China no slow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
"You're nothing without me A no one who'd go undefined You wouldn't exist You'd never be missed." US President Obama might have as well be singing these lyrics from the "City of Angels Musical" when, according to the Australian Financial Review, he ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
The Australian share market was lower at noon, dragged down by resources stocks on a weak overseas lead and after BHP Billiton said its coal production had been hampered by Queensland's floods. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 29.7 points ...

Disability trust comes with caveat

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
Financial advisers must be wary of the pitfalls of setting up a disability trust, with many people who have a disabled dependent likely to lose their pension or insurance benefits without the right advice. In a number of cases, a client with a heavily ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with European and Asian equities markets higher, but Wall Street was lower, along with precious metals and oil. On the ASX 24 at 0855 AEDT, the March share price index futures ...

Value a plus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
Major international equity markets have had a rough ride in 2010 but most generally ended with positive performances. International equities, as measured by the MSCI World Index (in local currency terms), produced a 7.8 per cent gain in 2010. A summer ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... posted gains in its first session of the week, with strength from industrial and materials stocks. CMC Markets market analyst Ben Le Brun said market movements were hard to predict at the moment. "It's been really wishy-washy and quite hard to put a ...

Asian Giants lands in China

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
AMP Capital's Asian Giants Infrastructure Fund has acquired its first asset in China, buying a 19 per cent stake in provincial natural gas provider Qujing Gas, for an initial investment of US$2 million. Qujing Gas holds a 30-year concession to run the ...