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MLC program attracts new planners

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
MLC aims to make a career switch into financial planning easier for people already working in the financial services industry through a new educational program. The MLC Pathway to Advice Excellence, which targets professionals already working in a similar ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... Communications Ltd, Seek Ltd, Count Financial Services Ltd, and Charter Hall Retail Trust. Full year results are scheduled from Spark Infrastructure Group and Oil Search Ltd. Alcoa Of Australia managing director Alan Cransberg addresses American Chamber ...

Yakety yak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
I wonder if anyone noticed that there was a G-20 meeting held over the weekend. Yes, there was! Honest. Am sure many have heard of the meeting in Paris where the world's 20 most powerful heads talked to discuss the collective economic and financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads leading into Monday's trade, with offshore markets buoyed following the departure overnight on Friday of Egyptian president Mubarak. On the ASX 24 at 0645 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract ...

People powered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... success of the people power revolution in Egypt is sure to encourage the ongoing protests in Yemen and Jordan and perhaps, spark new ones in the region. But having a new bottom sitting on the throne does not mean instant change for the better. No siree! ...

Catching its second wind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
What's this? More good news out of America and yet Wall Street went nowhere overnight? The Dow closed just a little bit (0.1 per cent) lower. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended last night's session just a tad (0.1 per cent) higher. It was hilarious reading ...

Middle East mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
Better the mole you expect. America's still whacking its mole of tepid economic growth with the twin hammers of the US Federal Reserve's US$600 billion QE2 and the Obama administration's fiscal largesse. So far these twin hammers appear to be doing ...

APRA report sparks fresh debate on boardroom diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
Three leading lights in superannuation share their views on the regulator's report released yesterday that shows the glaring absence of women on trustee boards. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) released findings that found licensed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
The Australian market received generally positive leads from offshore trading on Friday. On the ASX 24 at 0633 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was four points higher at 4,715. In economics news on Monday, TD Securities and the ...

ASX200 to hit 5,600: forecast

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... valuations. And while sovereign fiscal issues and the spectre of inflation in emerging economies will could continue to spark pullbacks, "we believe these periodic 'risk off' episodes are likely to represent volatility around the rising market trend ...