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Riots turn fund managers to risk review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
Emerging markets are now a portfolio staple but riots in North Africa and other high-risk regions have forced fund managers to reassess their portfolios in the region, particularly their investments in mining stocks. Department of Foreign Affairs and ...

Synchron taps online advice for growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
Hot on the tail of its successful iPad-based financial planning conference, dealer group Synchron inks a growth strategy underpinned by the 'category killer'. The group, which currently has 176 advisers, plans to have 280 advisers by the end of 2013. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight. On the ASX 24 at 0830 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was three points higher at 4,781. In economics news on Wednesday, Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
The Australian market is receiving positive leads from offshore trading overnight. On the ASX 24 at 0705 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was 12 points higher at 4,745. In economics news on Wednesday, Reserve Bank of Australia assistant ...

Birth of the iPad adviser

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
Dealer group Synchron's training conference next month for its financial advisers will be run entirely on an iPad, setting a technological milestone in the planning industry. Some 50 financial advisers who are attending the group's Next Generation Training ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
The Australian markets have received positive leads for the third consecutive day, with stronger performances in overseas markets overnight. At 0713 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 30 points at 4,559. ...

Real assets are the future of investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
Investors should be wary and highly conscious of the rapidly changing geopolitical status of the world if they are to continue to succeed in the market, said Dr Phillipa Malmgren when speaking at the MLC Implemented Consulting Conference yesterday. ...

Market Wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
The outlook for Australian trading on Wednesday is positive, despite Wall St finishing flat and record falls on Tuesday in Tokyo. European markets were higher overnight, and precious metals were up, too. Oil and copper fell. At 0755 AEST on the Sydney ...

Rainmaker unveils winners of the 2010 Marketing Excellence Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
AustralianSuper, Principal Global Investors and AMP were among the winners of last night's 16th Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards held at the Shangri-La in Sydney. More than 160 attendees, many of whom are sales and marketing specialists in financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
The Australian stock market has received mixed leads from Tuesday night's offshore trading session, with Wall Street closing lower while oil was higher and metals prices were mixed. At 0822 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price ...