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New Count chief talks products

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... practice we looked at [for acquisition] due to its accountant driven model." Lane told Financial Standard that CBA are not big believers in inorganic growth with no real plans for further acquisitions outside Count. "If it wasn't Count, it wasn't going ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after key offshore bourses jumped on the back of Europe's latest plan to address its economic crisis. All 17 of the eurozone countries on Friday agreed to a "fiscal compact" regarding sustainable ...

Plan 5 and counting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
It was the summit touted as the one to end all summits. But nah! As Daryll Kerrigan in the "The Castle" would say, "tell him he's dreaming". Five Plans done, "n" to go. Last weekend's European Summit produced something - well, sort of - and the equity ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... early trade as investors feared that the rising cost of raising money overseas would put pressure on bank margins. All of the big four banks have now said they will pass on the Reserve Bank of Australia's full interest rate cut of 25 basis points. "Banks ...

Super assets take a hit in September

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
Total super assets grew by 2% to $1.28 trillion in the year ending September 30, despite a drop of just under $50 billion in assets during that month alone. The latest APRA quarterly superannuation figures released yesterday reveal the regulatory performance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... in Brussels mired in divisions over a treaty change demanded by Germany and undermined by an ECB warning there will be no big boost in rescue funding. Earlier the ECB cut its key interest rates for the eurozone, by a quarter of a percentage point to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... massive amounts of capital expenditure over the next few years so we're seeing some risk coming off the table," Ms Lee said. The big four banks were also lower, despite a jump by their Wall Street peers. ANZ posted the biggest drop, losing 13 cents ...

Waiting to exhale 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
So here we are... in another "waiting to exhale" moment. Like I, me and Irene expected, volatility's picked up ahead of the unveiling of yet another European Grand Plan. It's Plan Numero Five this time. And like the anticipation that went before Plans ...

SMSF sector tackling misconceptions

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
Common misconceptions about SMSFs and upcoming draft legislation are all playing a part in shaping this sector for 2012, with borrowing, auditors and sector growth impacting on the entire super industry. Peter Burgess, technical director for the Self-Managed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
Australian shares are set to rise as Wall Street bounces back from losses caused by Standard & Poor's threat to downgrade the credit ratings of most eurozone members. At 08010 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up ...