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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open slightly higher on Monday despite flat trading in the US at the end of last week. The September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,516. Earning season continues this week with National ...

Licensee transparency far more urgent than advice register

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
Establishing a clear and transparent standard for licensees to provide references when an adviser leaves a dealer group is more urgent than the government's advice register, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox said. ...

Because I'm happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
"Here come bad news talking this and that, yeah, Well, give me all you got, and don't hold it back, yeah,...because I'm happy (Happy)." -- Pharrell Williams, 'Happy' A nice complement to Chumbawamba's "I get knocked down but..." when talking about the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on US and European bourses amid escalating tensions between the West and Russia, and talk of possible military action by the US. At 0830 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures ...

Countplus' TFS increases equity in advice firm

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
Countplus-owned Total Financial Solutions (TFS) has brought a financial advice firm under its Australian financial services (AFS) license and has acquired equity on one of its practices. Hunter Financial Planning will now operate under TFS' license ...

Advice register talks focus on financial advice scope

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
At its first meeting last week, the government's industry committee on the proposed register of advisers focused what kind of financial advisers should be included. The advice register working group met last Thursday and will meet again before mid-August ...

ThreeSixty Research team merges with JB Were

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
MLC research business ThreeSixty Research has joined forces with its fellow National Australia Bank (NAB)-owned business JB Were. NAB said there were would be no redundancies as a result of the merger, with the entire ThreeSixty listed equities team ...

US bond market says not yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
Is this it? Is this the beginning of the end? The start of that big one - the correction - that many have been talkin' 'bout, at the very least, since 2013 became 2014? Perhaps... maybe... possibly. For Houston, we have a problem! Oh sorry Houston ...

AFA Excellence in Education state winners announced

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
The state winners of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) 2014 Excellence in Education Award (the Award) were announced at the AFA July National Roadshow. The 2014 finalists for are Charles Badenach from Main Street Financial Solutions, Shaun ...

Australian Unity in talks to buy Premium Wealth Management

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
Australian Unity Personal Financial Services (Australian Unity) retains its focus on acquisitions, entering discussions with Premium Wealth Management to acquire all of the dealer group's shares. The board of Premium Wealth Management has recommended ...