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BT and Asgard to lead platform market

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008
Nearly one third of all Australian financial planners will call the combined BT/Asgard their primary platform should the Westpac and St.George merger come to fruition. Westpac and St.George yesterday signed a merger implementation agreement - taking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008
... company news, the Centro class action begins in the Federal Court in Melbourne. Regional Express Holdings Ltd announces third quarter results. Norfolk Group Ltd and Vodafone Australia report annual results. ABB Grain Ltd reports interim results. Yesterday ...

Northern Trust expands reporting tools

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
From currency risk and credit exposure reporting to 'extreme market events' testing, Northern Trust leaves no stone unturned in its new suite of governance reporting tools. The overseas custodian, better known locally as the custodian for the $60-billion ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... contract was 71 points lower at 5,784 on a volume of 12,374 contracts. CommSec market analyst Elvina Simpson said this was the third day of falls on the local market, which had seen a sell off of financial stocks. "St George Bank shares are down about ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... shares and fuelled inflation fears. The Hang Seng Index lost 572.77 points to 25,169.46. WELLINGTON - NZ stocks fell after third biggest company Fletcher Building issued disappointing profit guidance. The benchmark NZSX-50 index dropped 11.8 points to ...

Australians wary of advice commissions

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... results include only two in ten or 22 per cent of Australians who had sought advice had negotiated a fee. Meanwhile one third of respondents who consulted a financial planner in the last three years said they were not charged for the advice. "The survey ...

Investment Trends names top SMAs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... were also able to rebalance their portfolios across all investments, including managed funds. ShareInvest II, which came third in the survey, was given the nod in the decision support and integration categories. Newcomer Tricom came first in the reporting ...

Pensioners power unplugged

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... possibility. The index nonetheless confirms the pensioners concerns as it shows that food and housing costs make up one-third of pensioner household costs. Interestingly, self-funded retirees are not as sensitive to these same issues as food and housing ...

PIS to list best practices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... reaches a critical mass. The firm is searching for someone manage the business entity which is expected to commence in the third quarter of this year. Grahame Evans, PIS managing director, said he had no doubts many of the PIS practices would "easily ...

Bank fees jump three-times inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... upon household sourced fees than ever. According to the survey, households now contribute 42 per cent of total fees, up one-third since the 33 per cent share in 2000. The shifting reliance to households shows up as well in their fees jumping an average ...