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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market was higher at noon after New York rallied, led by bank and building stocks, as the latest cash infusions into battered financial firms, including Swiss bank UBS, eased credit concerns. The likely prospect of a Federal Reserve ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open to decent gains, with rises on Wall Street overshadowing weaker base metal prices. At 0756 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was up 49 points to 6671. In economic news ...

MM over-diversification a myth: Russell

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
Keep picking investment managers and adding them to your portfolio until you can't find another good one, Russell Investment Management told yesterday's IMCA's conference. "Picking good managers is fundamental to any multi-manager portfolio. But many ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher, taking its lead from Wall Street. At 0654 on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was up 61 points at 6598. In corporate news today, Bank of Queensland holds its annual general ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower with lower base metal prices and a poor lead on Wall Street weighing down the local bourse. At 0802 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was down 27 points to 6518. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market remained in the red at noon, dragged down by a poor lead from the US overnight and lower base metal prices. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 21.4 points lower to 6512.1, while the All Ordinaries had shed 27 ...

Markets not governments set interest rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
While the sub-prime fiasco showcases how banks are still the crown jewel of the financial system, the expanding role of non-bank financiers is unstoppable and market regulators will eventually have to figure out a way to deal with this new reality. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker, influenced by a weak result on Wall Street and lower base metal prices. At 0804 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was down 20 points at 6538. In economic news ...

Reinventing financial planning

MICHAEL HOBBS, MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
More Australians will seek financial advice if the financial planning industry goes through a fundamental structural reform and gets rid of commission-driven fees. Chartered accountant Robert M.C. Brown has written a discussion paper debunking some ...

The golden age of SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
The post retirement sector is expected to grow at 27 per cent in the next five years, with the self managed super funds (SMSF) sector set to grow at nearly twice that rate, according to Andrew Gale, partner at Trowbridge Deloitte. Speaking at the Financial ...