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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with a recovery among the big miners leading the broader market higher. Local investors took their cues from a positive night on Wall Street, where the Dow climbed 0.77 per cent. Among the major miners, BHP was ...

South Africa leads foreign investment in the continent

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
South Africa has received the largest share of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the African continent, with the figure rising more than five-fold from $1.2 billion in 2010 to $6.4 billion in 2012. The figures came from the 'Global Investment Trends ...

Social networks boost demand for financial advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
Social networks have made financial services more accessible and they have boosted the demand for advice, according to the latest data released by the Financial Planning Association (FPA). Over 26,000 Australians used the 'Find a Planner' directory ...

NGS launches 2013 scholarship program

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
The NGS industry fund for non-government schools has invited members to apply for a $5000 professional development scholarship. The NGS scholarship program, following in the footsteps of HESTA's nursing industry awards and the HostPlus 'cook for your ...

FPA reiterates need for professional qualifications

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is reminding financial planners through a new marketing campaign that from 1 July 2013 it will be mandatory to hold an approved degree to become a member of the professional association. The advertising campaign ...

Ben's your uncle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Fed promise soothes Cyprus worries. These five words sum up the financial markets' performance while we slept. Good thing the US Federal Reserve's monthly FOMC meeting came when it did -- right in the midst of another bout of European contagion speculation. ...

BNP Paribas expands banking capabilities

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
BNP Paribas Securities Services has expanded its banking capabilities in the Australian market. The announcement came shortly after the formal launch of BNP Paribas Securities Services as a foreign deposit taking institution in Australia last month. ...

CommInsure expands income protection

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
CommInsure has come up with a new product that takes income protection one step further, paying totally and permanently disabled clients a 100% of their income. While traditionally insurance companies only pay 75% of income in these cases, CommeInsure ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
The Australian market is set for weak start after Wall Street's long run of consecutive gains came to a halt on Friday. At 0745 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 23 points at 5,099. On Monday, the Australian Bureau ...

Voting opens for the 2013 Rainmaker Excellence Awards

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
A record number of nominations have been received for the 2013 Rainmaker Excellence Awards. Voting opens today. Among the awards to be handed out are Rainmaker Marketer of the Year (Superannuation), Rainmaker Marketer of the Year (Investment Management) ...