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We'll cut rates again if we have to: US Fed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
US Federal Reserve governor Ben Bernanke has warned that he is ready to cut rates further if that is what is necessary to shake the US economy out of its slow slide into recession, raising speculation that the AUD and oil prices will continue to skyrocket. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower today after the United States and other world markets -- apart from Germany -- suffered falls on Friday. In London on Friday, base metal prices generally were higher. At 0824 AEDT on the Sydney Futures ...

BankWest calls on UK planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
BankWest is set to launch a financial planning service and will sidestep the planner shortage in Australia by scoping the talent pool of its UK parent HBOS. BankWest aims to have a financial adviser in all its branches with a target of recruiting 100 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open flat today after Friday's lacklustre session on Wall Street and as investors sit tight ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting this week. At 0754 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share ...

Planners need to shape up: Corbett

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
People view the financial planning industry with cynicism because advisers aren't proficient and the level of disclosure surrounding advice fees is inconsistent across the industry, Roger Corbett, company director and former chief executive of Woolworths ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher, according to the futures index, however, base metals are mixed and Wall Street has been flat overnight. At 0700 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was up 23 points ...

Meet the mini-institutions

For all the talk about the investment industry ignoring Gen Xers and Gen Yers in favour of baby boomers, one industry expert has said the segment, which he refers to as "the mini-institutional investors", are not well served. Julian Smith, a director ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on firmer commodity prices and a positive lead from Wall St. At 0730 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was up 86 points at 6440. Today, ABB Grain Ltd annual results ...

Ambachtsheer receives Outstanding Industry Contribution Award

Keith Ambachtsheer, a world-renowned pensions expert who is visiting Australia next month has received the prestigious Outstanding Industry Award at the 2007 European Pension Fund Awards held in Vienna last week. Ambachtsheer, an adjunct professor at ...

Rising Star calls for home loan tax relief

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
Association of Financial Advisers 2007 Rising Star winner Chris Browne has suggested Australia could end its Gen X and Y housing affordability problems by extending tax deductions on margin loans to home loans. He said while the idea was not a new one ...