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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... Burrell Stockbroking director Richard Herring described the market as tepid, with leads from offshore doing little to inspire investor confidence. "The US dribbled off a little bit last night and European markets were significantly weaker," he said. ...

Free advice sparks Financial Planning Week

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... responded to 430 questions in five weeks. Now in its 11th year, Financial Planning Week is a national initiative designed to inspire trust and confidence in the community, and lift the level of respect for financial planners. FPA chief executive Mark ...

Planners chance to get involved

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... of Financial Planning Week, with the Financial Planning Association (FPA) aiming to raise the standards of members and inspire trust in the community at large. It also seeks to engage members in higher FPA standards and establish their organisation as ...

Bear have no fur

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
Brace yourselves people for this would be a longer-than-usual piece. Get that Monday-itis off your systems. There's work to be done, money to be made! During my weekend reading, I came across an article by a fellow named Danny Furman. His resume says ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... Monday, the Australian sharemarket closed flat after corporate reports from the tail end of the earnings season failed to inspire investors, who remained concerned about Middle East turmoil. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down six points, or 0.12 ...

Egypt not just another pyramid scheme

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
Economic uncertainty in the Middle East following uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt show how intertwined the global economy is with geopolitics, making more volatility the only certainty. First the background. According to a briefing note put out yesterday ...

Future Fund ex-strategy chief opens Scarce Capital

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
Tony Day, the former head of strategy at the Future Fund, has set up Scarce Capital, a new advisory services business that aims to help investors who want more than just a run-of-the-mill approach in global asset allocation and strategy. Day said the ...

NGS Super considers Shariah-compliant option

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
NGS Super is looking to launch a Shariah-compliant investment option based on the feedback from the Islamic members of the fund. Chief executive Anthony Rodwell-Ball told the audience at yesterday's Rainmaker Marketing Symposium that the fund is working ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market was flat at noon after company profit results failed to inspire many investors. At 1200 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.3 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 4,470.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
The Australian market has received flat to mixed leads from overseas trading, with Wall Street flat, oil and copper down, but precious metals ended higher. At 0739 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was five points ...