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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket is positioned to open higher this morning, with metal prices patchy overnight and stocks gaining in the US. At 0826 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price Index was up 42 points to 6589. Today, the Australian ...

Portfolios not adjusted for downturn

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
Despite recent turmoil in credit markets flowing into equities, investors have been slow to alter their portfolios to match, according to Merrill Lynch's Survey of Fund Managers for September. Conducted by Taylor Nelson Sofres, the survey of 188 fund ...

Bannned AFS planner to appeal

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
AFS has expressed disappointment over the Australian Securities and Investments Commission decision to ban one of its advisers, Michael Parker, and said it will support his appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. ASIC banned Parker after it found ...

High tech maladies

Social networking websites are the new hotbed for cyber criminals eager to access and sell other people's personal and finance details, according to a new IT report. According to the latest Internet Security Threat Report from Symantec, cyber criminals ...

QIC appoints new beta manager

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
QIC has appointed Bill Prendergast to the new position of Global Fixed Interest Beta Manager. Prendergast will manage QIC's global fixed income beta portfolios, including an inflation-linked bond mandate for QSuper. Prior to joining QIC, Bill spent ...

Equities sentiment still holding up

Despite the sub-prime induced equities turmoil, sentiment to the sector has stayed remarkably robust in both domestic and international markets. According to the latest Financial Standard market expectations survey, 54 per cent of respondents still ...

Macquarie NOHC a work in progress

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
Macquarie Bank on Friday unveiled details of its plan to split into separate banking and non-banking businesses controlled by a non-operating holding company but cautioned that the blueprint would be subject to change. Macquarie issued a memorandum ...

Consultum calls in the cadets

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
Consultum Financial Advisers has introduced a cadetship program to counter the growing talent shortage in the adviser industry. The program will provide financial assistance and a dedicated training program for existing financial practices that appoint ...

ATO releases draft rulings on SMSFs

The Tax Office has released the first in a series of draft rulings on self managed super funds (SMSFs) and has called on the public for comment. Tax Commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo said these products will provide better guidance to superannuation professionals ...

Morgan Stanley launches carbon bank

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
... industry standards. The Morgan Stanley Carbon Bank is being launched in conjunction with international emissions data certifier Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Morgan Stanley's carbon trading expertise. "This is the first service we have seen to offer clients ...