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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower today. While Wall Street was down marginally and based metals were buoyant, at 0708 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was down 46 points to 5,702. ...

Snowball boosts FUA by $300m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
Snowball Group has posted it half year results with a boost in funds under advice by $300 million to $4.9 billion over six-month period to December last year. The company's earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) increased 27 per cent to $5.1 million ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher today as Wall Street gained ground overnight. Base metal prices mostly were stronger in London. At 0708 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was up 55 ...

Challenger on course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
Challenger Financial Planning's decision to change its strategy has been vindicated after its 2008 first half earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) increased by 67 per cent to $5 million compared to the previous period. In February last year, Challenger's ...

ETFs weather one-stock shocks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
According to Ord Minnett head of research and investment strategist Simon Kent-Jones, investors burnt from the Centro Properties fallout could have lessened the heartache of their losses had they invested in ETFs rather than direct company shares. "In ...

Web service climbs adviser wishlist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
Super funds with poor online presence risk losing planner-led business after an ING survey found online functionality and website support now rank higher in a planner's priority list compared to a year ago. Taylor and Associates surveyed 156 ING Employer ...

BT Insurance names head of life

BT Financial Group has appointed Phil Hay, formerly of MLC, as Head of Life Insurance, and promoted Sandra Hill to Head of Customer Relations and Operations. The appointments were the first leadership appointments to be made since Mark Smith was named ...

Platinum posts 29pc profit

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Platinum Asset Management yesterday announced a 29 per cent boost in net profit after income tax for the half year ending 31 December, the same period when its Asia Fund was its top performer. The firm's total revenue increased 2.5 per cent to reach ...

Wage costs jump 4.3 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Wage costs increased 4.3 per cent last year, matching the rise in GDP but significantly exceeding inflation, highlighting that controlling wages is a major key to putting a lid on inflation. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) inflation ...

Hard landing if we don't heed RBA warnings

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
The Reserve Bank's (RBA) increasingly hawkish attitude to smashing inflation presents risks of a hard landing in 2009 if consumers don't quickly moderate their spending. "With interest rates going higher and higher the risk that they go too high - if ...