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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
The Australian market has received negative leads from overseas, with Wall Street indices lower, along with precious and base metals and oil. At 0830 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 50 points lower at 4,841. ...

Funds under management post record jump

RAINMAKER GROUP IS THE OWNER OF FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
The value of assets managed by investment managers jumped 9 per cent during the September 2009 quarter to reach $1.39 trillion, the biggest quarterly increase in seven years, according to the latest research from Rainmaker. Rainmaker's upbeat market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
The Australian stock market has received mixed leads from Tuesday night's offshore trading session, with Wall Street closing lower while oil was higher and metals prices were mixed. At 0822 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket was continuing to rise at noon with the market benefiting from stronger commodity prices and momentum from merger and capital raising activity. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 29.6 points, or 0.64 per cent ...

Universal model tough to execute

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
Disengaged super fund members should go into a 'universal category' with a single diversified investment strategy, according to yesterday's Cooper report - but problems will arise from asset class, transition and choice limitations, argues one expert. ...

AIA expands product suite

AIA AUSTRALIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
AIA Australia improves its Priority Protection product suite following planner feedback. The enhancement means policy holders receive $25,000 payment under the final expenses benefit if the policy holder is a company or business entity. For income protection ...

Dummy spit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
You are the definition of moral hazard! These words - delivered by Kentucky Republican Senator Jim Bunning at Ben Bernanke's Senate hearing on his nomination for a second term as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve - perhaps reflects the embodiment of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
The Australian market has received mixed leads from overseas trading overnight, with Wall Street indices flat, precious metals mixed and oil flat. At 0805 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 34 points lower ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket has received flat leads from Wall Street securities overnight, although metals were higher. Oil was lower, however. At 0759 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was six points higher ...

Ripoll rules but confusion reigns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
While the Ripoll Report is a useful platform for improving Australia's advice industry, it raises more questions than answers and until some of these are defined by the government it will be difficult for wealth managers to properly interpret the report ...