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CommInsure in $1.2b insurance bonanza

Commonwealth Bank-owned insurance giant CommInsure will reward around 40,000 of its clients with $1.2 billion in extra life insurance cover under a new loyalty bonus scheme. The Loyalty Bonus Benefit scheme is for customers who have maintained their ...

MFS bumper year after restructure

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
It has been a busy year for property investor and developer MFS Group which announced a net profit of $13.4 million for the year to 30 June 2007, beating its May 2007 earnings per security (EPS) forecast by 124 per cent. Excluding Fair Value Adjustments ...

Word of mouth works: Tyndall

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
Nearly half of all clients who use a financial planner would 'definitely' recommend them to family or friends, according to a new Tyndall survey. The survey, carried out in July on 1,200 consumers nationwide, showed 24 per cent of consumers surveyed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
The local bourse is expected to open with decent gains, fuelled by a strong close on Wall Street and higher base metal prices. At 0806 AEST, the September share price index on the Sydney Futures Market was up 14 points to 6275. In economic news today ...

World's biggest fund eyes Aus resources

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
China's newly created state-owned investment company could soon start targeting Australian mining companies to shore up the country's resource supplies, according to AMP chief economist Shane Oliver. The company, created through a special one-off bond ...

IMAP to launch MA accreditation course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
The Institute for Managed Account Providers (IMAP) has called on financial planning groups and fund managers to review a draft for a proposed managed accounts accreditation course due to be rolled out next year. The course draft outlined key education ...

Stop chasing artificial yields: PIR

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
Investors with high allocations to property should review their portfolios after a leading property research expert said that the sector's blanket out-performance won't last. PIR managing director Richard Cruikshank said that low property yields over ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
... Nikkei average rose 0.88 per cent as higher oil prices pushed up energy stocks and trading firms, while TDK Corp gained on its plan to buy Thai-based Magnecomp Precision Technology. The benchmark Nikkei ended 140.99 points higher at 16,153.82. HONG KONG ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in the black today, after both the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose more than two per cent overnight, buoyed by the energy sector which benefited from a surge in oil prices. At 0734 AEST, the September Share ...

Magnitude appoints new head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
Magnitude Financial Planning has appointed Scot Andrews into the new role of practice delivery manager in Merit Wealth. The role will require Andrews to provide dealer support services to the Merit Financial Planning network. Andrews previously served ...