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Westpac upgrades online trading platform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
From $600 worth of free brokerage to mobile trading, Westpac Securities has improved its online investing platform to give customers access to better investment and equity trading opportunities. Customers will be able to use a mobile trading platform ...

Class Super accelerates member reports

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
Self managed super fund (SMSF) administrators, accountants and trustees will be able to automate fund member reports after Class Financial Systems upgraded its technology. Richard Barber, chief executive at Class Financial, said many groups managing ...

Grass is greener in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
Green, green grass of China. America must be seething with envy that despite signs of continued improvement in its own economy, the grass is still greener in China. While the US remains unsure whether or not it's already out of the woods -- just ask ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
The Australian stock market has received a positive lead from overseas markets, with Wall Street closing higher and metals futures contract prices firmer. But the benchmark crude oil futures contract price dipped below $US85 a barrel on Friday. At 0722 ...

Tale of two extremes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
"Those who don't remember history are condemned to repeat it." How often have we heard this - and variation of this -- "wise saying" before? Many, many, many times. But for financial markets, remembering history on the second week of March 2010 has ...

Still a two-way street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
After all is said and done...more was said than done! Yes, you know what I'm referring to Virginia - the "big kahuna" of economic statistics that is the US non-farm payrolls report. Remember how we (note I use "we" when I'm mistaken and "I" to gloat ...

CareSuper ramps up insurance appeal

CARESUPER RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
The $3.2 billion CareSuper is doubling the death and TPD cover for members over 30, and basing its default cover for younger members on their lifecycle commitments. CareSuper, the 200,000 member industry fund for administrative and professional employees ...

Wheels rolling away from commission

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
AMP continues on its path away from a commission-based fee model, testing the waters by removing the in-built commissions within the AMP Growth Bond fund. It's a small step for AMP given that the fund is new but, if the strategy works, it could become ...

Low rates to stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
How many times do I have to say it? The US Federal Reserve would not raise interest rates until the American economy has stronger legs to stand on. This is basically what Chairman Benny told US and world financial markets when he spoke before the Economic ...

AXA IM opens Framlington to instos

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
AXA Investment Managers has launched its global equities thematic division, AXA Framlington, to local institutional investors. Craig Hurt, director Australia & New Zealand for AXA Investment Managers, said AXA Framlington's unconstrained higher alpha ...