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Multi-broker trading platform launched by Bourse Data

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2006
... use& There is nothing else like this for retail investors," he said. The platform, said Weston, is part of Bourse Data's plan to offer independent 'all-in-one' investor services. "We aim to provide investors with everything they need to make good decisions ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer, although volume is expected to be light heading into the Easter break. Local markets have a four-day holiday coming up, although sentiment is likely to be positive due to a firmer US market and ...

1 in 4 Australians have more than one super fund: ICAA

A recent survey has found that 27 per cent of Australian adults hold multiple super funds. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) surveyed 1,200 Australians last month seeking to discover the real impact of the super choice legislation ...

We need professional education courses that set advisers apart: AFA

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has picked up the ball and run with it following last week's shadow shopping fallout, and the answer they say, is in improved professional education. AFA chief executive, Richard Klipin, admitted what keeps ...

SMSFs turning to managed funds

Self managed super fund (SMSF) clients are finding it easy to manage their investments but are becoming more defensive, increasingly opting for managed funds. The findings were released yesterday by AMP Capital Investors and Investment Trends, whose ...

Daily Economic Update

... successfully had the young labour law -- making it easier to fire young workers - repealed, French students and labour unions now plan to work for the repeal of the law making it easier for small firms (those with 20 or fewer employees) to fire workers. ...

Skandia adds flexibility with non-commutable pensions and TAPs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
Skandia has added non-commutable allocated pensions (NCAPs) and term allocated pensions to its superannuation product menus. Will Burkitt, head of investments at Skandia, said, "The introduction of NCAPs is one of the most exciting innovations in retirement ...

Fin literacy won't happen overnight, but it will happen: Clitheroe

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
Paul Clitheroe, chair of the Financial Literacy Task Force, believes improving financial literacy is a 20 year project. Being a long term project, he said, it starts in the home, should be taught in schools and, above all, needs to be demonstrated through ...

Labor launches 6-point super plan

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
... making it simpler for people to consolidate lost super. The Leader of the Opposition, Kim Beazley, presented his six point plan at the conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Queensland yesterday. Beazley said under the Howard Government lost ...

Surging CFD volumes pressuring online brokers

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
Contracts for Difference (CFDs) might be forcing the Australian online broking industry to consolidate. CFDs have grown increasingly popular among retail investors since they were introduced in Australia early last year. Similar to other derivatives ...