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Adviser-client communication directly linked to profits: survey

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
Good communication not only guarantees a closer relationship between financial advisers and clients, it can also have a direct impact on the practices' profitability, research shows. According to the "New frontiers: the age of consumers" report by Business ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... match its longest series of gains since February 2011. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 2.77 points to 14,450.06 at close. The index wavered between small gains and losses for most of the day. The Standard & Poor's 500 was down four points at ...

Refresher pause?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
I don't know if you're feeling what I'm feeling but I feel that the S&P 500 index is being quite a tease the past few days. While the Dow just went and did it - broken its record - the S&P 500 continues in flirt mode, heading towards it but not really ...

Advisers open to double allocation to global equities

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... audience of financial advisers found the case for global equities so compelling that when they were asked to vote at the close of the presentation, the asset allocation had swung to 50:50 between the asset classes. For more news on financial planning ...

Fund stalwarts draw $6bn in Aus equities mandates

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... followed him out the door. While the flows into Vinva have been impressive, Unger points out that the funds are likely to soft-close when the managers feel they have reached capacity and the rush to Vinva could be driven by a desire not to miss out. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
The Australian market is set to open modestly higher on Tuesday, as Wall Street rose to another record high. At 0659 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up five points at 5,159. In economic news on Tuesday, National Australia ...

Hedge fund inflows set to double

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... day in the sun. "Macro funds tend to be focused on fixed interest assets in the US, Germany and Japan, but yields falling close to zero has limited opportunities," he explained. "Our research into monthly returns on global macro strategies showed that ...

The happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
Gotta give it to Rachel Hunter, it might not have happened overnight - it took nearly five years - but it did happen. Last Friday, the Dow closed 232.54 points above and over its 9 October 2007 all-time peak. Not long now and we'll be hearing her ex ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... the session left the index shy of that level, up 67.58 points, or 0.47 per cent, at 14,397.07. The broader S&P 500 came close to surpassing its record high, set in October 2007, gaining 6.92 points, or 0.45 per cent, to 1,551.18. The tech-heavy Nasdaq ...

More than five minutes this time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... even bigger strides. And its name is the Nikkei-225 index. Just have a look. Since the start of the year to yesterday's close, the Nikkei-225 index has increased by 15.1% -- way above the Dow's 9.4% gain and higher still than the S&P 500's 8.3%. And ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA
Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI
MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI
Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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