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China surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... S&P 500 and the Dow closed an itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny 0.1 per cent. There wasn't much news to move sentiment either way. Oh yes, there were the same old, same old issues masquerading as fresh news. There was the report of the US Congress' approval of ...

Planners needle minister over FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten fielded prickly questions from financial planners after giving a speech on the Future of Financial Advice reforms at a luncheon gathering yesterday. Minister Shorten told the Financial Planning Association (FPA) ...

All up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
True to form, the dip buyers came a-buying yesterday's dip. But there's something strange - really, really strange about last night's financial market action on Wall Street. The US stock market is up a little overnight because oil prices rebounded. ...

Buying op

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... from West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude - reached a closing high of US$125.89 a barrel. So where now for equity markets? Yes, exactamondo! Easing oil (and commodity) prices, if they continue, will become positives for consumer spending, business profits ...

Three stars for Glennon small cap fund

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
The Glennon Capital Small Companies Portfolio fund was given a new rating of three stars by Standard and Poor's yesterday because of experienced management. The boutique firm says on its website that its Australian small cap equities model portfolio ...

Been there, done that

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... delegation from the IMF, the ECB and the EU to discuss the terms of its bailout, whispered to total around 80 billion euros. Oh yes, there's also the issue of the ECB raising interest rates by 25 bps to a whopping 1.25 per cent. Been there, done that! ...

FPA scores 94pc approval

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
Financial Planning Association (FPA) members have voted almost unanimously for a new three-year strategic plan as the association moves in new direction. The extraordinary general meeting held in Melbourne yesterday recorded a 94 per cent vote in favour ...

Good advisers can save clients from tax crackdown

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
Financial advisers can keep their clients safe from the tax avoidance schemes by refocusing them on their investment objectives, a financial planner said today. The Australian Tax Office has been cracking down on avoidance rorts, questioning more than ...

Unshaken and unstirred

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... But if that's the case, you'll not be able to tell from its financial markets. Spanish equities closed 0.04 per cent up - yes U-P. And Spanish bonds? Their premium over German bunds did rise. Oh yes they did, by a whopping two basis points! Not 20, not ...

AMP taking its time with planning business

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
AMP's merger with AXA brings around 3000 financial planners under the same roof - almost double the size of its nearest competitor. Merging the two entities for maximum returns is a task AMP is not rushing into. Craig Meller, Managing Director of AMP's ...