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Advisers struggle to add value

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
Under the Future of Financial Advice opt-in and fee disclosure reforms, many advisers may struggle to offer a strong value proposition to their clients, according to an industry expert. Leith Thomas, director of the Bailey Roberts Group said generally ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
The Australian share market has opened slightly higher with investors appearing cautious after mixed offshore leads. At 1050 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.3 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 4,351, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street finished mixed and gains on European markets despite a key German business sentiment indicator falling to its lowest level since March 2010. At 0750 AEST on Tuesday, the September share ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
Australian shares opened stronger, buoyed by overnight leads and hopes the European Central Bank will take action soon to relieve the euro zone debt crisis. At 1015 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 6.6 points, or 0.15 per cent ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street gained on hopes that Europe's central bank will act soon to relieve the euro zone's debt woes. At 0757 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 12 points ...

ACSA lends weight to ASIC tech focus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
Custody and asset administration body ACSA has said that while it supports the regulator's focus on technology, it is engaging with ASIC around expectations concerning some aspects of custodian behaviour. The Australian Custodial Services Association ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
The Australian share market has opened almost one per cent lower amid renewed worries over government debt in Europe re-emerge. At 1012 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 38.3 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 4,160.8, while the broader ...

David Asplin to join QIC global real estate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
QIC has appointed David Asplin to head up the investor services area in their Global Real Estate (GRE) business. This new role will be responsible for sales and marketing, client services and product development for GRE. "QIC is looking to strengthen ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
The Australian sharemarket has opened almost one per cent lower in line with falls in the US after the release of a disappointing jobs report there on Friday. At 1015 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 35.1 points, or 0.84 per cent ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
Australian stocks have opened higher, as market players took their cues from a positive night on Wall Street. At 1029 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 17.6 points, or 0.43 per cent, at 4,091.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...