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UK consumers won't pay for advice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... likely to increase as advisers leave the industry or focus on wealthier customers. "These changes pose a huge challenge to banks, building societies, insurers and asset managers who will have to find new ways to distribute their products, and advisers ...

Keynes & Riccardo on display

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... therefore, it shall be, and vice-versa. Oh no Johnno! Not this time, not when with a stroke of a pen, two important central banks can change the entire game tonight (Fed) or two days from now (ECB). So we wait... And while we do, we might as well wait ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... month. LONDON - European stock markets fell into the red as traders began to fret about whether the US and European central banks would fight economic downturns with decisive monetary policies. In London, the FTSE 100 dropped 1.02 per cent to close at ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... proposed port for its $6 billion iron ore project in Western Australia's Pilbara region. The big miners and the four major banks were all higher. BHP Billiton was up 29 cents to $31.92 and Rio Tinto was 45 cents higher to $52.75. ANZ was up three cents ...

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Noi! Noi! Noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... will fluctuate along with it. What's driving thoughts of A$/commodities decoupling are recent reports that global central banks - 60 of 'em according to the Wall Street Journal - "allocating reserves into Australia assets, with around 30 of those new ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... address a American Chamber of Commerce lunch. In Australia, the market on Monday closed almost one per cent higher, with the banks leading the way. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 35.9 points, or 0.85 per cent, at 4,245.7, while the broader All ...

North to offer bank deposit rebates

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... ordinary money accounts. AMP said bank deposits eligible for the fee rebate will be those offered by four leading Australian banks including AMP Bank, Adelaide Bank, ANZ and Westpac.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... US private equity firm TPG's $1.45 a share takeover offer undervalued the company. The mining giants and the four major banks were all higher at open. BHP Billiton was up 16 cents to $31.15, Fortescue was 15 cents higher to $4.15 and Rio Tinto was up ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... US private equity firm TPG's $1.45 a share takeover offer undervalued the company. The mining giants and the four major banks were all higher at open. BHP Billiton was up 16 cents to $31.15, Fortescue was 15 cents higher to $4.15 and Rio Tinto was up ...

Believe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... government revenues that would be used to pay down debt. Credit ratings upgraded, interest rates fall further... European banks' balances would become healthier too as those sovereign bonds they bought gain in value. Then again, it's a challenge to be ...