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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
The Australian market is set to open higher on Monday on optimism that eurozone leaders are finally pushing forward to resolve the debt crisis and positive US data and corporate earnings. At 0730 AEDT on the ASX 24, the December share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
Australian shares fell in morning trade, extending early losses on profit-taking investors. The market opened half a per cent lower on Wednesday after dramatic falls on overseas metals markets and a weak start to the US reporting season overnight. By ...

Planner banned as watchdog continues industry clean-up

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
ASIC is continuing its clean up of the financial services sector with the banning of another Sydney based planner. Stephen Paul Hing of Enmore has been barred from providing financial services for four years after an investigation revealed he took part ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
Australian shares were higher at noon, bucking a weak US lead as investors took heart in a plan to recapitalise ailing European banks to help contain the impact of the eurozone debt crisis. The local market took less than half an hour to move into positive ...

Second generation platform consolidation push

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
The industry trends driving Europe and Australia are highly comparable, according to software provider, Bravura Solutions, with next generational platform and wrap models across the wealth management industry now being forced to update to survive. The ...

All eyes on Germany

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
Now you can't say that you haven't been warned. As predicted, the hope trade went puff overnight. Wall Street and European equity markets ended lower last night as the rumours that littered the previous day's gossip mills proved to be lies - pure, simple ...

Market Wrap- Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
Australian shares were in positive territory at noon but had shed modest gains within hours of the open, as investors remained nervous ahead of a crucial vote on the next European bailout for debt-laden Greece. IG Markets' dealer Chris Weston said the ...

Hope trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
Forget the risk on, risk off trade - what we're having now is the 'hope' trade. It would be hard for anyone not to notice the spectacular resurgence in the share prices of European stocks that happened overnight. The FTSE-100 ended 4.02% on the up and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed up 2.5 per cent. At 0652 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 105 points at 3,984. There is no economic news expected on Tuesday. In equities ...

FOFA fatigue prompts new Guardian offering

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
Guardian Financial Planning's 145 advisers now have access to a free paraplanning service for risk Statements of Advice. The new offering comes after Guardian surveyed its advisers and found they are suffering from FOFA fatigue. "We surveyed the advisers ...