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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... Gains in the resources sector were capped by a muted performance in commodity prices as investors flocked to the perceived safe haven of the US dollar. "The US currency is the main beneficiary of the crisis in the euro-zone and growing worries about ...

CFSGAM: REITS are a safe bet

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
Institutional investors are missing out on discounted, transparent and volatility-safer assets by following the traditional investment strategy of bricks and mortar property assets, said one CFSGAM portfolio manager. Antoinette Plater, senior portfolio ...

Omniwealth provides planning tools for independents

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
Independent advisers are being offered a safety line from wealth advisory group Omniwealth which launched a new dealer group website promoting best of breed services for advisers that want to maintain their independence. The dealer group, which provides ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.07 per cent from 1.97 per cent late Thursday, signalling lower demand for ultra-safe investments. The rise followed news that a survey of US consumer sentiment hit a six-month high this month, better than ...

Plan 5 and counting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... But as for the overall verdict on the summit, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says it all when asked if the euro was now safe. His reply: "I'm not sure." He's not, but chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey is. Sir, yes sir! ...

Govt releases intra-fund advice rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten has released details of the new superannuation trustee requirements around the delivery of intra-fund advice, today revealing certain advice areas excluded from the service. While intra-fund advice will cover any general ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... dollar rose about 1 US cent and the Australian dollar climbed back above $US1 on perceptions the currencies are a relative safe haven as Europe grapples with its debt woes.

Count gives CBA 99% approval

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... Australia (CBA) will acquire all the shares in Count. "I strongly believe the CBA will be good owners of Count and will provide a safe and secure home for Count's stakeholders consisting of staff, franchisees, advisers and their clients," said Lambert ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... negative movements on international bourses after a weak sale of German 'gold standard' bonds stoked concerns that no one can be safe from the deepening eurozone debt crisis. At 0816 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... from a French, German and Italian leaders' meeting after a failed German bond auction on Wednesday shook confidence in the safe-haven status of Europe's biggest economy. Locally, all the major banks fell more than one per cent, with the Commonwealth ...