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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... the US economic recovery and drove Wall Street to record highs. Hong Kong shares rose 0.99 per cent, or 225.13 points, to close at 22,915.09 while Shanghai advanced 1.16 per cent, or 25.67 points, to 2,231.17. Sydney added 0.52 per cent, or 26.7 points ...

Losing triple A by trying to maintain AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... which was still a gain from $1.3097 late on Monday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose after another record close on Wall Street, while sentiment was also boosted by news that a new government had finally been formed in Italy after months ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
Australian stocks have opened higher as market players cheered strong results from Westpac and Macquarie. Westpac posted an 11 per cent lift in first half net profit to $3.304 billion and announced a special dividend of 10 cents per share for shareholders ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... European Central Bank cut key rates to a record low in its latest effort to help break the eurozone from recession. At the close after choppy trade following the rate cut on Thursday, London's FTSE 100 index of top companies rose 0.15 per cent to 6460.71 ...

Plans to close large UK defined benefit angers members

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
UK financial services group Axa has announced plans to close its final salary pension to existing members. The company told staff it planned to move 2,300 employees currently in the scheme to a defined contribution pension, where payments are not guaranteed ...

May Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
It's the 1st of May for our brethrens in the US and Europe and right on cue...we got a sprinkling of nasty data sets that sent Wall Street down last night, reminding you, I and Irene that this maybe another May to sell and go away. Not that we did any ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on Wall Street following weak employment and manufacturing data, and as the Federal Reserve stuck to its aggressive economic stimulus program. At 0751 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index ...

Nominations open for AFA Excellence in Education award

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... nominations for the sixth AFA Excellence in Education Award, which recognises advisers committed to lifelong learning. Nominations close on May 24 with the first round of interviews being held in June. The AFA will announce the state winners at the National ...

New FPA member base shows changing face of industry

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... in financial services, is growing each year. However these numbers are not satisfactory and much needs to be done here to close the gap between the two genders and the FPA is aiming to do that with the financial planning profession," Rantall said. "In ...