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Delay of execution

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
I thought this would happen, but not to happen so soon. Yes Virginia, Wall Street's reaction to the looming war with Syria is playing out according to the script of the 1991 Iraq War and its 2003 sequel. There's the sell orders that comes with the anxiety ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street made modest gains but European bourses fell amid nervousness over possible action against Syria. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up one point ...

Blue Sky grows revenue 48%

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reported a 48% increase in operating revenue and an after-tax net profit of $3.59 million for the full year to 30 June. Operating revenue for Australia's only listed alternatives-focused fund manager grew from $8.9million ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following a plunge on Wall Street as the US investors eye possible military intervention in Syria. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 55 points at 5,068. ...

AAP hits adviser milestone ahead of buyout

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
Associated Advisory Practices (AAP) has reached a record number of 200 boutique practices only a few weeks before Centrepoint Alliance completes its full acquisition. Centrepoint is ready to complete the acquisition and it is expecting the schemes to ...

BT hires head of product for equities business

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
BT Financial has appointed a new head of Product and Development within the equities division. Lucy Steed has occupied the newly-created role since August 19. As head of Product and Development, she will be focusing on the development of all BT Financial ...

Problems, problems, problems

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... of July 2011 when delay in raising the debt ceiling sparked a 16.4% sell-off in the S&P 500 index between 4 July and 8 August (the first trading day after Standard & Poor's downgrade of US debt).A To be fair this was compounded by the 'worries du jour' ...

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
A spike in lapse rates and an increasing number of people claiming total and permanent disability (TPD) may lead to an overhaul of products and a surge in premiums some senior industry professionals think. The current reporting season reveals that many ...

Direct investment option key to retain fund members

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
Offering a direct investment option (DIO) within a superannuation fund could be the key to retaining members and discouraging them from moving to self-managed super funds (SMSF). A CoreData Member Retention report found that a DIO within the super fund ...

Queensland adviser permanently banned

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
A former Queensland financial adviser has been permanently banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after an investigation found he provided inappropriate and unreasonable advice. ASIC's investigation found that between ...