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Down and out in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... next week or next month. Unfortunately, we never can tell except with hindsight. But gauging from the latest American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) Sentiment Survey which found that "Bearish sentiment rebounded to an unusually high level ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... Agricultural Company chief executive David Farley and ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft are due to address the Stockbrokers Association Conference in Melbourne. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed lower, dropping for a second straight day as ongoing ...

Not that rainy day feeling again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... at auction versus a target of 6.25 billion. Sentiment has turned sour on Wall Street too. All because the National Association of Realtors (NAR) index of pending home sales dropped by 5.5% in April after rising by 3.8% the month before. Interpretation? ...

ASX launches Equity OTC Clear service

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... Australian Stock Exchange's (ASX) service does not require participants to lodge an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) contract. "Equity OTC Clear is a service that will provide investors with convenience and anonymity," said David ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... economic news on Monday, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is to address the Australian Payments Clearing Association's 20th Anniversary Symposium in Sydney In equities news, National Australia Bank is due to release its quarterly online ...

Coalition clears up FOFA questions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... Financial Services has provided details on what FOFA would look like under a coalition government. Speaking at an Association of Financial Advisers Budget reply lunch, Senator Mathias Cormann said the 16 recommendations that coalition members made on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... economic news on Monday, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is to address the Australian Payments Clearing Association's 20th Anniversary Symposium in Sydney In equities news, National Australia Bank is due to release its quarterly online ...

FOFA disadvantages early move on fee-for-service

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... with the new FOFA regime. Dante De Gori, general manager policy and government relations at the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) said that while his organisation is seeking clarification, because product fees are excluded from a fee ...

AFA and TAL launch Female Excellence in Advice Award

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
In an effort to celebrate women in advice leadership roles, TAL in conjunction with the Association of Financial Advisers has launched the second Female Excellence in Advice Award. The Award recognises female financial advisers who are making a significant ...

APRA empowered to chase rogue superfund directors

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... personal liability of trustee directors," said Margaret Stewart, general manager policy and industry practice, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). "These issues need to be addressed in final Parliament. We don't want to stop ...