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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
Australian markets have received strongly negative leads from offshore trading on Friday, with key indices substantially lower and key commodities also down heavily. At 0743 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract ...

Manion joins Snowball

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
Snowball Group has appointed former director and national head of ipac Financial Planning, Sally Manion, as an executive director, advice & professional services. Besides her senior role at ipac, Manion previously worked as general manager of financial ...

US Congress passes Wall Street reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said the Dodd-Frank reforms approved by the US Congress this week will ensure that banks, not taxpayers, will pay for future bank failures, and protect consumers from Wall Street greed. Yesterday the 'Wall Street Reform ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
The Australian share market has received a modest negative lead from offshore markets as Wall Street traders examined the details of an overhaul of the US financial system and Goldman Sachs' settlement of fraud charges. At 0735 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

Planners rank high on client scorecard

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
People who use planners love the services they get, but those who have never dealt with planners directly are skeptical, research shows. According to research by CoreData-brandmanagement, commissioned by the Association of Financial Advisers, investors ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
Australian stocks were firmer at noon, with strong gains among financial and resources companies leading the broader market higher. At 1203 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 64.3 points, or 1.47 per cent, at 4,444.6 points, while the broader ...

Looking good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
With Wall Street's attention turned to profits, profits and profits - and strong ones at that - the celebration in the equity markets rolls. The Street turned in another strong performance while we were sleeping - and so did Europe. A reaction from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
The Australian share market is set for a strong opening after Wall Street and European markets surged on encouraging corporate earnings reports in the US. At 0732 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 69 points ...

CFD health check prompts more oversight

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
The regulator has stepped up its monitoring of the contract for difference (CFD) market and proposed new measures to improve the market's transparency, following a study that found consumers are still confused about the risks when trading CFDs. The ...

Karagianis moves to MLC

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
MLC has recruited Michael Karagianis, former UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) head of asset allocation and investment strategy, to join the group. Besides working for four years at UBSGAM, Karagianis was previously the head of asset allocation ...