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Don't worry, be happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
'Be careful what you wish for.' If there is only one thing Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens will be remembered by, it could be his rational warning to Australians. In a speech before a function sponsored by the Committee for Economic ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
Australian stocks were marginally higher at noon after falling oil prices and easing credit markets helped soothe investor jitters on Wall Street overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 19.2 points, or 0.48 per cent, at 4,032.6, after ...

Motivational advice for advisers

FINANCIAL STANDARD IS THE OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER OF THE AFA CONFERENCE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
Motivation is hard to come by when the entire world is suffering from a debilitating crisis of confidence, but an upcoming adviser conference will highlight that persistence in the face of adversity pays. The organisers behind next week's Association ...

BT Wrap tops adviser choice

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
BT Wrap has won the "Most Popular Primary Platform" title in this year's Wealth Insights Adviser Trends report. According to the report, which surveyed 750 advisors, 17 per cent ranked BT Wrap and its badged versions as their top platform for placements. ...

NZ Super suffers $568m loss

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... pleasant, is not outside the bounds of our long-term expectations to date. Investment opportunities for a long-term fund like ours are on the rise. We remain disciplined in our decision making," said Orr. In other news, the Guardians of NZS confirmed ...

Let's make the ETS workable: BCA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
Business Council of Australia (BCA) criticisms of the government's emissions trading system are not a rearguard action against fighting climate change, but constructive suggestions about how to make it work better. Speaking at the Sydney Institute last ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... yesterday's local losses. Higher gold and oil prices had not stopped the US market finishing higher overnight, he said. "Ours is behaving in a similar way; we're actually looking okay," he said. "It's been led mainly by the resources. The banks were ...

Calliva suspends new loans to SMSFs

THE SHEET  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... Scully said, "We have just got to the stage where brokers have stopped asking us how the product works and started asking how ours is different from other providers. "We are confident of the strengths and continuing demand for our product. We expect ...

Collins challenges planner model

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
Financial planners could become irrelevant if they don't change the way they deliver advice to baby boomer and retired clients, according to Tom Collins, The Tom Collins Consultancy managing director. Speaking at the Rainmaker Marketing Symposium, Collins ...

Grant Samuel buys Tribeca stake

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
Grant Samuel Funds Management has bought Octaviar's equity stake in boutique Australian equity fund manager, Tribeca Investment Partners. As a result, Grant Samuel has been appointed Tribeca's external distributor. "Our strategy is to align ourselves ...