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Fee-for-service advice made easy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... then calculating the business' target profit margin. Using these figures, the dealer group manager or practice manager can figure out the cost of advice by multiplying the second step with the sum of steps four and five (costs) and then adding step six ...

Planners advising ETFs double

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
The number of planners advising on exchange traded funds has doubled in the last year - a trend that looks set to continue as investors pump more funds into the sector. New figures from the Investment Trends December 2009 ETF Report has found that 38,000 ...

Retirees brush off volatility to hold equities long term

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
Retirees might want less risk in their investment portfolios, but many tend to brush away recent market fluctuations to maintain a strong bias towards equities, new figures show. When asked whether market fluctuations have meant that retirees prefer ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
The Australian share market remained higher at noon as investors followed positive offshore leads rather than focus on ongoing concerns about the resources tax and European debt. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 55.3 points, or 1.25 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... York Stock Exchange while 376 fell. New claims for unemployment fell by 3,000 to a seasonally adjusted 456,000. While that figure fell short of the market forecast, investors were heartened by figures showing total claims last week dropped by the largest ...

Tide turns in industry vs retail fund performance

APRA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
The latest APRA superannuation performance figures suggest a reversal of fortunes in super land, with retail funds returning nearly 21 per cent over the year to March, ahead of industry funds' 16 per cent. Prudential watchdog APRA released its latest ...

Korea's big four dominate pensions

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
The top four service providers in Korea administer around half of all funded corporate pension assets in the country, and account for KRW 7 trillion of assets, according to Towers Watson's Korea Pension Report. The new report covers 53 service providers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Australian shares are set for a strong opening after Wall Street posted its third largest gain of 2010 as better-than-expected home sales figures boosted optimism towards the US economy. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
The Australian share market recovered from its lower opening on Wednesday to be in positive territory at noon, on a stronger Australian dollar and solid economic growth figures. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.1 points, or 0.21 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... flat. And the Institute for Supply Management said its manufacturing index fell to 59.7 in May from 60.4 in April. The figure was better than economists' forecast of 59. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 112.61 points, or 1.11 per cent, to ...