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Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
The Australian share market is trading lower as weaker prices for oil and copper weigh on the resources sector. "The resources sector is certainly dragging things down," Phillip Capital senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said. "The banks are doing ...

October h(a)unting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
an you feel it? Can you feel it? Can you feel it? The heebie-jeebies, that is, coz it's October. September maybe the month which, on average, is the worst month of the year but October - few and far between they may be - is the month of spectacular ...

Wagging the giant doggie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... punch and a kick in the groin would have knocked it off completely. But nah, Virginia... it's still up and is predicted to ascend some more - to parity (maybe US$1.70) - by the time 2014 calls it quits. What gives? I've counted the ways put forth by ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after the European Central Bank announced measures to bolster eurozone growth. The ECB has rolled out key changes to interest rates and other anti-deflation measures which lifted the euro, US Treasuries ...

Bouncy bouncy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
Thank goodness for small mercies. Good Friday came a bit early for me after one gentle reader crucified me and my take on Dr. Marc Faber's uber bearish prediction that a "1987-style crash" is nigh... again! Read all about my early crucifixion here ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
The Australian market was higher at noon due to strong gains from the mining giants. RBS Morgans Brisbane senior client adviser Bill Chatterton said resources stocks were performing well but mining services companies were experiencing falls after WorleyParsons ...

Losing triple A by trying to maintain AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013

Game changer in six months: AMP SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... it now looks after 9,100 SMSFs, or around 2% of the industry, across several brands including Cavendish, Multiport and Ascend. It also has a 49 per cent interest in SuperIQ, which acquired SMSF administration provider Smartsuper in 2012. Organic growth ...

Asian trustee services in demand

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
Stagnation in parts of the eurozone causing capital to take flight to Asia is creating opportunities for trustee services firms across the Asia-Pacific region particularly regarding overseeing Initial Public Offerings. The Trust Company, Australia's ...

AMP updates Ascend SMSF

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
AMP has launched a new version of its Ascend SMSF service to its financial advice network with improved online features. The enhanced Ascend SMSF service enables advisers to deliver better customer experiences at lower cost as a result of improved technology ...