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Advisers need soft skills first to engage new clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... biggest driver that would convince a client to pay for financial advice in 2012. Value remains important and remained the third biggest driver of customer commitment, ahead of the ability to build relationships and the trustworthiness. "Selling has become ...

New fund to give retail investors access to volatility index

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... relatively unused as a diversification option in Australia." McIntyre said that investing in the fund could be "an attractive third option after Australian equities and cash." But he admitted that explaining the product will be an "educational challenge," ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia will release March financial aggregates figures. In equities news, Woolworths releases third quarter sales figures, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries is expected to post its first half results, Origin Energy ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... at 5,554.0. Locally, no major economic news is expected on Tuesday. In equities news, Wesfarmers is expected to post its third quarter sales results, while the Brisbane Broncos has its annual general meetings scheduled and G8 Education has an AGM and ...

Towers Watson urges instos to consider smart beta

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... building blocks of equity portfolios have evolved beyond market cap-weighted passive equity and active management with a third pillar - smart beta - targeting systematic factors, non-market cap stock weighting or thematic investment opportunities, to ...

Consumers reluctant to use online advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... "there is a high chance of being scammed" and were "scared of identity theft." Knowledge was also an issue. Less than a third of Australians feel financially savvy when it came to wealth management. Only 28% were confident enough to conduct wealth management ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 65.12 points (0.40 per cent) to 16,514.37, the third day in a row to see a gain. The S&P 500 added 7.66 (0.41 per cent) at 1,879.55, while the Nasdaq put on 39.91 (0.97 per cent) ...

Would Baird premiership mean 'poles and wires' sale?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... treasurer, Baird has overseen the sale of two major ports - Kembla and Botany - and the process is underway for the sale of a third, Newcastle. Industry super funds bought Port Botany, largely through IFM Investors. The Baird model of selling brownfield ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rose for its third session on positive economic news. At 0645 AEST on Thursday the June share price index futures contract was up 17 points at 5,424. March US home construction and industrial ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... ore guidance by five million tonnes to 217 million tonnes. Iron ore producer Fortescue Metals, which is due to post its third quarter production report on Wednesday, was two cents lower at $5.31. Rio Tinto had dropped 30 cents to $63.05. Among the major ...