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Big groups court AFS advisers with inducements

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... for AFS practices and so far six have joined the dealer group, while ten have gone to Westpac-owned Securitor. "Before Christmas we heard that AFS had difficulties and we started talking to a few of their advisers," BT Select managing director Phil Butterworth ...

Don't be disappointed if the ECB disappoints

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... two more sleeps and we'll get it. Like cute little children waiting for Santa, European stock markets are happy for Christmas is coming soon - it'll be here on the 2nd of May when the European Central Bank (ECB) spreads good cheer in the form of a 25 ...

Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... market expectations, the one that convinced not a few that the Reserve Bank of Australia would raise interest rate by Christmas 2013, instead of lowering them - that "beautiful set of numbers" had been made even prettier after the Australian Bureau of ...

MDA guidance review will bring coherence and consistency

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... Lonsec rating. Industry players have until 19 April to submit their views with the final regulatory guide released by Christmas. The 84-page paper is the most detailed review that ASIC has undertaken since 2004.

Managed accounts set for an overhaul

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... be operated. Industry players have until 19 April to submit their views with the final regulatory guide released by Christmas. The 84-page paper is the most detailed review that ASIC has undertaken since 2004. Among a list of issues, ASIC proposed to ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... underlying first-half profit forecast, due to cost saving measures and improved trading conditions in the lead-up to Christmas. Boral now expects its net profit for the six months to December 31, excluding one-off items, to be about $52 million, up from ...

Better 2013 outlook risks complacency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... the whole of human and animal kind made it through 22-12-2012. We didn't go the way of the dinosaurs! We celebrated Christmas 2012 and watched the fireworks as we celebrated another brand, new spanking year. But the diviners of the Mayan calendar are ...

Above trend growth bodes well for commodities

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013
... resolution of the US fiscal cliff issue has also placated short-term fear. On the home front, the Australian government's pre-Christmas decision to abandon a fiscal surplus this financial year removes another downside risk for Australian growth in 2013. ...

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... progress." Asked about Boehner's assertion that he was waiting to hear more from the president, Obama said only, "Merry Christmas." Stocks fell despite the fourth straight weekly drop in applications for unemployment benefits. Applications fell 29,000 ...

Tough turkey for retirees this Christmas

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
While the latest RBA rate cut is an early Christmas present to Australia's mortgage payers, retirees are in for a tougher festive period, says National Seniors chief executive Michael O'Neill. The Reserve Bank (RBA) cut the base rate to 3% yesterday ...