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Ho hum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
The Australian equity market rallied nearly 6 per cent yesterday - its biggest one-day advance in more than 10 years. Ho-hum. Given the spectacular volatility in the equity markets over the past few months, daily movements of plus or minus 5-7 percent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger today as the majority of world markets continued to make gains on the back of government action to stimulate economic activity. At 0803 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on ...

Snowball FUA grows $700m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
Snowball Group's unwavering appetite for merger and acquisition activity remains consistent despite bad market conditions, adding $700 million in funds under advice in the past financial year alone. At yesterday's annual general meeting, Snowball managing ...

Affordable advice: yes we can

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
Can financial planning firms roll out affordable advice at a delivery cost of just $300? According to Q Invest, yes they can. Q Invest, which has around $2 billion in funds under advice, said that it's more than possible for financial planning firms ...

Free money can be costly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 23 NOV 2008
... is safe to assume that easing prices in the US are also happening elsewhere -- except in Zimbabwe. This is good news right? Yes and no. It is good news if inflation slows but remains positive. Bad news if prices stop rising and starts falling - deflation ...

Passport to profit

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
Securitor is taking the profitability of its 462 planners' business seriously - the dealer group has launched a new "Passport to Profit" program to fine-tune four areas of its members' business structures to improve their bottom lines. Neil Younger ...

Advisors more important than ever: Sherry

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
The global financial crisis has thrust the importance of advisors into the limelight - highlighting their roles in safeguarding the wealth and superannuation savings of Australians, according to the Minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator ...

Don't worry, be happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
... speech before a function sponsored by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), Stevens admitted that, 'Yes, the situation is serious, but the long-run prospects for the Australian economy have not deteriorated to the extent that might ...

G20 to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... recession will play out. It must. Buying on news? Bargain-hunting? Attractive valuation? Crisis solved? Only then can we answer yes to all these questions.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after the three day slump to a new four year low gives investors a buying opportunity, and after US stocks rebounded overnight. Energy stocks may also gain after the price of oil increased, although ...