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AIOFP to provide Instreet structured products

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) has partnered with Instreet Investment to offer structured products to its members. The partnership is a response to the growing investor demand for tailored financial products that ...

Australian online broker market 'world's most highly concentrated'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
Lack of choice among online brokers may explain why Australians are unlikely to change brokers, despite having comparatively low levels of satisfaction. The Global Online Broking Report, conducted by wealth researcher Investment Trends, surveyed 96,000 ...

A week's walk on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
There were ups and downs on Wall Street the week before this week, just as the week before that, and before that, and...with each daily dose of data taken to confirm whatever pre-conceived biases we have. It just takes a short walk down the very short ...

FSC appoints three board directors

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has appointed three new directors to its board. MLC chief executive Andrew Hagger, Perpetual chief executive Geoff Lloyd and Australian Unity Investments chief executive David Bryant will join the board of the FSC. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
The Australian stock market looks set to open firmer after a positive finish on Wall Street and a rebound in commodities prices. At 0756 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was 33 points firmer at 4,979 points, with 4,602 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
Australian stocks look set to open stronger after gains on Wall Street and European markets. At 0657 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was 11 points higher at 4,980 points, with 4,710 contracts traded. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Wealthtrac launches cloud-based SMSF platform

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
Wealthtrac, has launched a cloud-based SMSF platform that centralises administration and reporting to build efficiencies for advisers. The platform comes after two years of research that investigated where independent advisers could benefit from greater ...

Advisers open to double allocation to global equities

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
An industry spot poll found that financial advisers are open to switching from a 70:30 split on their domestic versus global equities allocation to a 50:50 following a well-argued case on the merits of investing more offshore. Attended by more than ...

MainstreamBPO partners with DomaCom

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
MainstreamBPO has signed a deal with DomaCom's property platform, providing its specialist back office fund registry, accounting and administration, it was announced yesterday. MainstreamBPO specialise in a range of back and middle office administration ...

Clients favour modular advice

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
Most clients don't want a long, face-to-face interview with their financial planner and business models should change to better meet their needs, research shows. Investment Trends surveyed 1,375 Australian adults in August through to September this ...