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Fixville here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... total insolvency of Greece." European banks will be recapitalised and required to raise another a,-106 bil to boost their Tier 1 capital - to 9% -- after writing down their holdings of sovereign debts. Those that can't find enough funding from the markets ...

Uncertainty and consolidation just the beginning: AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... listed players may be a sign of things to come." The AFA also believes advisers have been put at a disadvantage due to the two-tier release of the FOFA reforms. "The Government delivered its first tranche of draft legislation late but has shown no signs ...

Bear markets provide investment opportunites

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
There are opportunities in the potentially emerging bear market which present opportunities for investors despite the challenging conditions, according to a boutique fund manager. David Hobart, managing director, Blue Sky Apeiron spoke this week in ...

Advisers expect profits to climb 10pc despite FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... future. The Macquarie Practice Consulting's 2011 Financial Planning Practices Benchmarking survey of 109 boutique and mid-tier financial planning practices, found that 73% expect 10% higher profits in two years time. Practices with a dealer group AFSL ...

UBS undecided on OptiMix future

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... opportunity to lock in a solid distribution partnership with ANZ. "Clearly it takes us from the pack, if you will, to the top tier and that's very important," said Ben Heap, head of global asset management, Australia and New Zealand, UBS. "I think as ...

Equipsuper builds intra-fund advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
Equipsuper is building on its intra-fund advice model, creating the Member Adviser service where super members can seek limited financial advice and a statement of advice for a one-off fee of $75. Equipsuper's 54,000 members can now access general ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... per cent in the three months to February, for an annual rate of 3.8 per cent, seasonally adjusted. "This is really second tier wages data and the first tier wages data was yesterday (with the ABS labour price index)," Ms Deda said. "This data today doesn't ...

Bloomberg Tradebook taps into research vein

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
Bloomberg Tradebook has released new client-focused programs in a bid to build up its research offerings, with a focus on transparency and client access to information. Available to their Australian clients, the global agency broker has introduced an ...

New index tracks second-tier emerging markets

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
S&P Indices has launched a new index covering second-tier emerging markets Columbia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa. The CIVETS 60 index comprises of ten stocks from each country. Each company must have a market capitalisation of ...

ASIC call to improve planner education

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... They included a financial services competency certification exam for all new and existing financial advisers who provide Tier 1 financial advice at the entry stage. One year supervision for all new financial advisers following entry stage and a mandatory ...