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AFA sharpens technical skills

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has booked 26 per cent more delegates this year than last year for its upcoming event, the AFA National Conference, with the three-day event focusing on hands on, practical ideas for advisers and the technical ...

AMP SignatureSuper gets personal

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
AMP Corporate Superannuation, riding on the success of its top-rated SignatureSuper corporate platform, is launching a Personal Allocated Pension for customers who want a sharper deal on fees and forego the "advice option". Greg Healy, AMP Financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
The Australian share market is expected to continue clawing back ground when it opens today, despite a neutral lead from Wall Street and lower base metal prices. At 0829 AEST, the September Share Price Index was up 10 points at 5710 on the Sydney futures ...

Watson Wyatt sharpens SRI focus

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
Watson Wyatt has strengthened its ethical and socially responsible investing (SRI) consulting credentials with the appointment of a specialist to the global manager research team. Jane Goodland joins the investment consulting business as a specialist ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
The market is expected to open with heavy losses, with weak base metal prices and poor lead from Wall Street expected to take a toll. At 0703 AEST, the June share price index was down 59 points or 0.94 per cent, at 6239. In company news, Babcock & Brown ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
The Australian market is expected to open with sharp gains, after a record close on Wall Street on Friday and stronger base metal prices. In corporate news today, investment firm HGL Ltd posts first half results and law firm Slater & Gordon Ltd is due ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower on a weak US lead. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0719 AEDT, the March share price index contract was down 47 points at 5,723. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release business ...

US slowdown won't hurt China

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
Fitch Ratings is optimistic China's economic growth will be unaffected by slowing US growth. James McCormack, head of Asia sovereigns at Fitch ratings, told the Global Structured Finance Conference 2006 Asia, being held in Beijing this week, that a ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following a weak lead from world markets. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0740 AEST, the December share price index contract was down 24 points to 4,966. Today, upmarket clothing and accessories ...

Daily Economic Round Up: All about Housing

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2006
Australian Bureau of Statistics data just released showed that housing starts were down 2.3 per cent over the last quarter on a seasonally adjusted basis and this represented a 5.5 per cent fall over the last year. On this national basis new private ...