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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
The Australian share market opened softer on Wednesday as the markets responded to news of Greece's latest bail-out package. On Tuesday, 17 nations in the euro zone approved a new 130 billion euro ($A161 billion) rescue package to help Greece escape ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower as early optimism over a Greek bailout package wanes somewhat. At 0815 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was DOWN 19 points at 4,254. In economic news on Wednesday ...

Conflict of interest still key issue: ASIC shadow shop

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
ASIC has revealed conflict of interest has again emerged as a problem for consumers in its latest shadow shop research on financial advice. The results of the 2011 survey, carried out to test the quality of advice given to consumers in or nearing retirement ...

Not enough US retail hedge funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
US hedge fund promoters that want to grow their businesses should consider developing products for the under serviced retail sector. "Globally, institutional capital invested in hedge funds and funds of funds represents about $1.1 trillion. However ...

Australia doesn't need a SWF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
A new report by the Centre for Independent Studies says the Future Fund, Australia's de facto sovereign wealth fund, far from being a fiscally responsible way to rebalance intergenerational equity, is economically flawed. The reasoning behind the fund ...

S&P calls for adviser education on new ETF indices

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
Adviser education on the indices underlying new fixed income exchange traded funds is needed to undo damage caused by misinformation on ETFs, according to S&P Indices. Recent changes to the Australian Securities Exchange Aqua listing rules to cover ...

Video SoAs on the cards

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
Statements of Advice in video format is one of many new opportunities for advisers with the introduction of social media strategies to daily advice operations, discussed at the national SPAA conference yesterday. The introduction of scaled advice will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following Wall Street's lead as some countries have strong doubts over whether a second massive bailout can actually save Greece. At 0815 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
The Australian dollar has moved slightly higher as markets continue to react positively to the Greek parliament's passage of fresh austerity measures. The Australian market looks set to open flat despite a positive lead from Wall Street after Greek ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open almost half a per cent lower as jittery investors await the outcome of the Greek parliament's crucial vote on a 130-billion-euro ($A160 billion) bailout deal to stave off bankruptcy. At 0630 AEDT on Monday ...