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Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
Online share trading business Bell Direct has topped the customer satisfaction rankings for online traders in the Investment trends Online Broking report for the second half of 2012. The broker almost achieved a clean sweep ranking first in 15 out of ...

Fewer asset consultants dominate super fund space

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
The market share of asset consultants advising superannuation funds is being increasingly dominated by fewer participants, forcing super funds to develop internal expertise whether they want to or not, according to research from Rainmaker Information. ...

Banks raise $15bn in wholesale markets

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
Based on strong underlying appetite for Australian bank paper and improved wholesale funding costs - significantly below the rates they're willing to pay for term deposits - total funds raised by major Australian banks in the wholesale markets just ...

Any reason will do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
Just give me a reason, any reason. There were big central bank meetings overnight -- the European Central Bank and the Bank of England debated their respective monetary policy settings - but nothing changed. It was same old, same old. So you could imagine ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following the lead of international markets overnight after comments from European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi. At 0646 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was DOWN ...

CBA to snare DIY investors with MyWealth platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
Commonwealth Bank yesterday launched MyWealth, a new platform which attempts to attract the three million Australian do-it-yourself investors to trade shares, ETFs and fixed interest investments online. Described by the bank as a first for the Australian ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite falls on international markets overnight. At 0721 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up five points at 4,880. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of ...

Retirement costs on the rise again

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
The cost of living a modest retirement has risen faster than the overall rate of inflation, according to new research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) released today. The cost of a 'comfortable' retirement has risen 2% ...

Four new SMSFs every hour

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
The ATO has just released its latest self managed super fund bulletin and it confirms the stellar growth for the sector is continuing unabated. According to the report, at the end of December last year there were 496,207 SMSFs and 945,207 SMSF members ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following rebounds on European and US markets overnight. At 0631 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 20 points at 4,865. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...