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Advisers want transparency from licensees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
Adviser groups charging their franchisees too much is forcing practices to consider switching groups or whether they should set up on their own, said Darren Wise, managing director of Financial Planning Services Australia (FPS). "Some adviser practices ...

Consulting the cows

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
Ask 100 economists to predict the direction of interest rates, economic growth and inflationary pressures, and you would invariably get 100 different answers. In Cambodia they ask the royal cows. Heavily reliant on agriculture, Cambodia's ancient ploughing ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
The Australian share market is expected to continue on its upward path today after US stocks performed strongly on Friday and commodity prices rose. At 0808 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was trading up 16 points ...

Centric rolls out mat for expats

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
Centric Wealth has opened an Expatriate Services division aimed specifically at Australians living abroad, those heading overseas or those returning home. Centric Wealth adviser, David Suthons, said the expatriates market was large, with over one million ...

AFA launches third annual rising star awards

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
The AFA has launched its third annual AFA rising star of the year award, seeking to recognise up and coming new advisors who provide quality, demonstrate a commitment to education and contribute to the industry and their community. AFA chief executive ...

Credit Suisse nabs ING small caps team

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
Credit Suisse has poached ING's entire small caps team, replacing two small cap managers who departed late February, and appointed former Schroders executive Stephen Giubin as new managing director and head of Australian equities. Former ING small cap ...

Inflation could still rain on the parade

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
Interest rates may be on hold for another six months and we could see a larger than expected cash surplus resulting in multi-billion dollar pre-election tax cuts. Fears of increasing consumer spending impacting inflation would already seem justified ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open with a surge today on the back of a strong lead from Wall Street. At 0652 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was trading up 73 points, or 1.18 per cent at 6,250. ...

UniSuper appoints Peacock, Cuffe as independent directors

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
UniSuper has appointed Mervyn Peacock and Chris Cuffe to the board as independent directors. Peacock was previously AMP Capital Investors' chief investment officer, and Cuffe acted as Colonial First State and Challenger Financial Services' chief executive. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2007
Further analysis of the labour force data released from the ABS yesterday shows a continuance of the trend of the last year for the full-time employment market to grow significantly while the part-time one has softened considerably. There was net loss ...