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Super changes push SMSFs through planner doors

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
Thanks to recent changes in superannuation laws, 55 per cent of all self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees now use planners, up from a third in December 2005, according the latest AMP/Investment Trends Self Managed Super Funds: Investor and Planner ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher today on a strong lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0720 AEST, the September share price index was 19 points higher at 6,425. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases ...

CFD traders to reach 50,000

The number of Contracts for Difference (CFD) traders in Australia have doubled to 31,000 over the year with another 27,000 intending to trade them over the next 12 months, according to a new study. Leading finance research firm Investment Trends has ...

Economic round- up: Cutting the apron strings

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
It would be an understatement to say that Australian banks have been doing well, but there are increasing murmurs among banking analysts that the market is overpriced and exposed to an increased risk of bad debts. While so far this year Australian banks ...

Millennium3 acquires Mawson Group

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
ING-owned Millennium3 has acquired Mawson Group Australia, with Mawson's 104 advisers being transitioned to Millennium3 in coming months. The acquisition was approved by Mawson shareholders and the conditions of the deal should be satisfied by 30 June. ...

Rate rise spectre saps consumer confidence

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007
Flying in the face of a 4.5 per cent jobless rate, strong currency and figures showing 5.5 per cent of household finances have improved in the last month, interest rate uncertainty may account for the latest figures in consumer confidence dipping to ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher in the wake of near record highs on Wall Street and overnight gains in commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0656 AEST, the June share price index contract was trading up 21 points ...

Advisers waiting for better SMAs: survey

Local separately managed accounts (SMA) providers have to offer more products and more features before SMAs could become mainstream, according to an Investment Trends survey. Research firm Investment Trends has finished the first part of a dual survey ...

XPLAN ranked first by planners

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
A recent report has found that for the second year in a row XPLAN has been ranked the number one planning software provider by financial planners and paraplanners. The 2006 Investment Trends Planner Technology Report found that XPLAN received 44 per ...

SMSFs are about control not speculation: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
A new survey has found half of all self managed super fund members are aged 55 or younger who want control over their money rather than higher risk. The survey, conducted by research firm Investment Trends for the Investment and Financial Services Association ...