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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
The Australian market has received mixed to negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall St closing lower in a late drop just before the markets closed. At 0726 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was flat at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open marginally higher on Friday after Wall Street continued a recovery, although it ended relatively flat. Both oil and metals were mixed overnight. On the ASX 24 at 0701 AEST, the June share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open lower on Tuesday, following falls on Wall Street in both commodities and equities. On the ASX 24 at 0735 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 16 points lower at 4,653. In economics news on Tuesday ...

Managed accounts central to advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
Advisers should be using managed accounts to be adviser, manufacturer and the central figure in their clients' financial lives, attendees were told at yesterday's Financial Standard Managed Accounts forum held in Sydney. Advisers can use managed accounts ...

Swan names new ASIC, ACCC heads

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... global head of Securitisation. Medcalfe was also chief executive and executive director at the Australian Securitisation Forum (ASF). Medcalfe will take over from Tony D'Aloisio, who became ASIC chair on 13 May 2007 for a four-year term, which finished ...

Credit unions and super funds show same merger trends

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
At least 10 credit unions are in merger talks with superannuation funds set to follow as the financial services sector consolidates, Australian Central Savings & Loans director Terry McGuirk said yesterday. Speaking at a forum on fund mergers at the ...

Super funds to disclose pay, raise board governance: AIST

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... Coast. The new framework, developed by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Industry Funds Forum (IFF) for non-profit funds urges greater disclosure with a host of recommendations including: Boards to disclose remuneration ...

Super rollovers go electronic

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... details and payments as they changed from one super fund to another. Helen Hewett, executive officer of the Industry Funds Forum (IFF), said the system had processed more than 850 rollovers with 100 per cent accuracy and cleared every application within ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
The Australian sharemarket has received positive leads from US equity markets, although declines in the precious metal and oil markets may drag on some stocks. On the ASX 24 at 0854 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was seven points ...

Super heavyweights reach out to younger members

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) hosted a roundtable for superannuation heavyweights yesterday as it prepares for its sponsorship of Youth Week in April, aimed at engaging younger Australians and their super. Held yesterday, the forum involved representatives ...