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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... to 22,191.17. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares rose, with the NZX 50 Index nearing its five-year high, as investors took heart in progress with Christchurch's rebuild and a hot Auckland property market in driving Fletcher Building to the highest in 16 ...

Sweeet!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
Greece is saved... again! Wall Street back to worrying about the cliff... again! Yes Virginia, this is another I told you so moment. You, I and Irene expected these to happen all along: We won't have closure on that US$607 billion fiscal cliff until ...

Euro endurance is lesser of two evils

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... euro would deal a huge blow to Europe's international prestige and influence. More importantly, it would strike at the very heart of a 60-year project," he explained, adding that war between nations of a separated Europe is not outside the realm of possibility. ...

Asset consultants influence to grow amid industry change

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... funds are allocated, asset consultants clearly wield the power. Capable of turning the market with an asset class change-of-heart and able to determine the success or failure of fund managers desperate to get a foothold in the market, investment professionals ...

Beware greedy SMSF intermediaries

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... the people that are rolling them in there," he said. "As a whole, the industry has the best interests of its clients at heart but there is definitely greed among some advisers that say lets get on this gravy train." Jarrod Brown, chief executive officer ...

Soft-skills critical to maximising adviser value-add

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... people skills, like empathy, listening and a keen attention to detail. To Baccinelli there's nothing quite as emotive and heart-rending than being able to present a family - where the breadwinner has been incapacitated from earning an income - with a ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... Directors. In Australia, the market on Wednesday climbed to its highest closing level since July 2011 as investors took heart from stronger US markets and fresh hopes that debt-ridden Spain will ask for some sort of financial aid. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Family businesses provide engine for recovery

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... Governance issues and talent attraction are, however, foreseeable risks where succession and ownership retention are at the heart of the model, prompting ESG sustainability issues to be high on the agenda. While the majority of family businesses involved ...

Greater teamwork for ESG: Towers Watson

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... planning of adaptive strategies - to secure good results for current and future generations of stakeholders - lies at the heart of sustainable investment," he said.

Bond boom or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... budgetary balance than America or Australia. The EIU estimates a 0.1% of GDP budget surplus this year - yes, a surplus (eat your heart out Swannie). The same thing's happening in South Korea - its 5-year government bond yield has fallen to a record low ...