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AMP North nudges $3 billion in AUM

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... share trading, exchange traded funds and exchange traded commodities. Since its launch in 2007 as a guarantee product on a basic platform, North has been progressively upgraded to reach full wrap capabilities in March 2011. "We have been increasing our ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
The Australian share market has opened slightly higher with investors appearing cautious after mixed offshore leads. At 1050 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.3 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 4,351, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

HNW clients give brokers the 'thumbs down'

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
Failure by stockbrokers to adapt models to target what matters most to high net worth (HNW) clients has seen an exodus from traditional relationships. While the GFC and market volatility resulted in risk and capital protection being ranked most highly ...

Insurance cover launched for SMSFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... under their own Home & Contents insurance, when by law, they are required to be insured in the name of the fund or getting basic insurance for their investment property but neglecting other things like rent protection insurance," he explained. "Insuring ...

Keynes & Riccardo on display

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
Financial markets sit and wait while the CBs meet. No one wants to be whipsawed either way. Not even the headlines... if anybody noticed. There is not the usual sensationalism that goes with each daily move in the markets - dragging out all the negative ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
The Australian sharemarket has opened more than three-quarters of a per cent higher after the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) said it would do everything possible to preserve the euro. At 1016 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
The Australian sharemarket has opened more than three-quarters of a per cent higher after the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) said it would do everything possible to preserve the euro. At 1016 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
The Australian share market has opened almost one per cent lower amid renewed worries over government debt in Europe re-emerge. At 1012 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 38.3 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 4,160.8, while the broader ...

Industry funds ride SMSF wave

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... money into the product is $220 million, indicating a 20% increase in membership in the group from AustralianSuper's old basic ASX 200 product in the six months since introduction. The introduction of the product was about improving the old product, retaining ...

Education charities get philanthropy boost

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... provides disadvantaged families with a refurbished computer, 12 months internet access and the opportunity to participate in a basic computer training course. "The aim of this program is to connect families to technology and increase their computer literacy ...