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U-G-L-Y

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
Let's cut to the chase and get straight to the point - the US employment report most of us have waited for all week was plain and simply U-G-L-Y ugly. There's no ifs, no ands and definitely no buts. Ugly, ugly, ugly. That's just what it is! Although ...

Convince me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
Rolling, rolling, rolling. The bad news continue to roll - or rather people have convinced themselves, and others, that it's a bad, bad world out there and getting 'badder.' Pastor "prophet of the real doom" Camping's "rapture" might be coming sooner ...

Proposed tough planner rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
Financial planners could face a tougher regulator, if changes to ASIC's powers go ahead. Currently under review by the Treasury, proposals include strengthened authority to ban advisers. The reforms in question propose that harsher penalties should ...

AMP targets lost super to attract members

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
AMP is targeting super consolidation to rein in $1.1 billion of lost super fees while building bridges between AMP planners and super. AMP have introduced a new free customer service designed to help AMP superannuation customers consolidate their super ...

All good but for the dollar A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
The global community was not in the least perturbed by the release of Australia's National Accounts that showed real GDP fell by 1.2 per cent in the March quarter. Not even the fact that the economic slump in the first three months of 2011 was bigger ...

BT Super dangles $20,000 carrot

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
BT Super for Life has upped the ante to attract new members by offering four cash prizes of up to $20,000 for switching to and contributing to a BT Super for Life account. Running from May 1 to August 15, the competition is available for entrants that ...

Tower, Praemium tackle new frontier

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
Life insurer, Tower Australia, has taken a first step after the proposed FOFA banning of commissions on risk products. The insurance giant has joined with online financial portfolio administrator, Praemium which will give Tower access to its 200 planner ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market bounced back from early losses to be higher at noon, with stocks in the materials and retail sectors leading the gains. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.9 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 4,677.1, while ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market opened firmer on Thursday, after Wall Street ended a three-day losing streak to close moderately higher. At 1010 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 41.5 points higher at 4,626.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Shifts in Perpetual operations

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
Ratings house Standard & Poor's has put a Perpetual fund 'On Hold' on news that head of equities, John Sevior, has taken long-service leave. The Perpetual Wholesale Concentrated Equity Fund portfolio manager and head of equities, Sevior, will take a ...