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Planners hungry for geared investments - Westpac

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
Financial advisers are stepping up their interest in gearing linked products, according to Westpac, which recently completed an investor road show across Australia. The roadshow attracted over 700 advisers, as well as some of their clients, with high ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
The Australian market is likely to decline on Monday after US equities fell about one per cent and the price of gold and some base metals declined. At 0734 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was down 35 points at 4,678 points. ...

Advisers launch FOFA attack

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
Now the Budget is over financial adviser groups have come out swinging over the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, rallying members to pressure the Government to scrap their most hated measures. The two key points adviser groups want scrapped ...

Budget tweak to SMSF rules

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
Self-managed super fund trustees can relax after the Budget brought no great changes other than a $30 increase in levies and a curiously helpful legislative tweak, an industry expert said today. Self-managed fund expert Tim Miller, head of technical ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
The Australian share market was firmly in the red at noon as resources stocks fell following a drop in commodity prices and a weak lead from Wall Street. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 71.2 points, or 1.49 per cent, at 4,709 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
The Australian market has opened strongly following upbeat performances in markets broadly overnight. At 1034 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 45.3 points higher at 4,771.1, while the broader All Ordinaries index had also risen 45.3 points to ...

Bloomberg Tradebook taps into research vein

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
Bloomberg Tradebook has released new client-focused programs in a bid to build up its research offerings, with a focus on transparency and client access to information. Available to their Australian clients, the global agency broker has introduced an ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Wednesday, following upbeat performances in markets broadly overnight. On the ASX 24 at 0659 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 47 points higher at 4,766. In economics news, markets ...

Platforms secure planners direct shares preference

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
Planners prefer direct equities with around 30 out of every 100 planners already including direct shares in their advice model, 70 per cent of which through a platform although cost is still a factor. Direct shares is surging in popularity in planner ...

Planners react badly to FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
Financial planners have reacted in fear to the Future of Financial Advice reforms, anticipating less pay for more work - and would pass costs on to clients, research firm CoreData has found. The independent research canvassed the views of 358 advisers ...