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China demand for Australian resources to fall: JP Morgan

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
Chinese demand for Australian resources was likely to fall, investment bank JP Morgan said yesterday. Jing Ulrich, chair of global markets, China, for JP Morgan, said China had to contend with imbalances in its economy in the medium to long term. Speaking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
The Australian stock market is expected to follow Wall Street into another day of steep declines, after New York indices all plunged by around six per cent overnight. At 0721 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was 153 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
The Australian share market has received negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with markets falling as US policy-makers continue to search for a resolution of the country's immediate debt problem. At 0728 AEST, the local September share price ...

Perpetual downgraded as FUM redistributed

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
The Sevior storm continues after Standard & Poor's downgraded Perpetual's Wholesale Concentrated Equity Fund to four stars due to the fund manager's absence, with the ratings house noting shifts in several institutional investor funds. S&P has attributed ...

They will deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... wasn't for Europe having its own debt problem - and Japan's credit rating already downgraded by Standard & Poor's last January (Moody's warned of a possible downgrade and Fitch lowered its outlook to negative from stable just two months ago) - the US ...

ASIC cautions industry after US broker tweeted into suspension

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
Australian financial services professionals must be vigilant with their web presence as regulators close in on the social spaces to ensure fair trading and no misconduct. Online financial communities and forums, blogs, Facebook and Twitter are emerging ...

Big six use advisers for sales while clients confused on independence

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
Financial advisers aligned to major wealth-management firms are continuing to direct the majority of the funds they establish to their parent fund manager, a study released today by Roy Morgan Research has found. The Superannuation and Wealth Management ...

MLC names three AXA converts

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
MLC has landed three leading heads from AXA's North platform for its own retirement solutions team, further fueling competition for talent between the two heavyweights. Formerly with AXA, MLC & NAB Wealth has attracted Paul Stratton, Michael Tobin and ...

Westpoint directors face charges

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Directors from collapsed property investment brand Westpoint will face charges and a possible jail sentence for their role in the company's downfall. Norm Carey and Graeme Rundle are facing two criminal charges each as a result of an investigation by ...

Zenith targets dealer groups with investment solutions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
Zenith Investment Partners has launched a new investment solutions division to offer fund selection and asset allocation advice to financial planners. The investment solutions product stems from increased ad hoc requests from planners with specific ...