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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... borrowing rates. At 0800 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was down seven points at 4,543. No major economic news is expected on Friday. In equities news, Sydney Airport is due to release September traffic figures, while ...

Sunsuper harnesses Facebook reach

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... videos of their children talking about their dreams for the future and then share them with friends to attract friends in a major new advertising campaign dubbed Little Dreamers. The creator of the video which receives the most votes will be awarded ...

State Street profits up 23% on Lehman wind up

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... slight fall in revenue, bolstered by claims linked to the Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy. The Boston-based bank, which has a major presence in Australia, has benefited from a rise in revenue from asset management fees owing to improved stock market returns. ...

Public pension deficit exceeds $1trn

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... predictions of subdued growth throughout the world for years to come and it's clear that the developed world is facing a major funding crisis. Sielman added: "While the deficit number is considerable, these plans have largely been realistic about their ...

BT Wrap first to hit tax statement deadline

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
BT Wrap has become the first major Australian platform to deliver all of its investors' Wrap Tax Statements for 2012. The product provider benefited from improvements to its administration system to deliver statements to more than 200,000 investors ...

Hultgren appointed MDRT Australia chairman

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... Australia's Chairperson as it provides [me] with the opportunity to give back to the industry and organisation." Hultgren said his major objective is growing the Australian MDRT membership base. "Connecting with the next generation of financial advisers ...

Treats not threats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... corporate revenues and profitability". Not surprisingly, scared investors scampered far away from equity markets - most major indices saw red last week - with Wall Street enduring its worst week since the start of June. Financial markets were scared ...

We'll hunt down commission 'work around': FSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... with almost no grandfathering and with a much shorter implementation period. The extent of the reforms is being seen as a major challenge to wealth management business models unable to adapt to a fee for service culture. The regulator, the Financial ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... contract was up seven points at 4,483. The ANZ is scheduled to make its monthly interest rate decision on Friday, but no other major economic or equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed marginally lower as investors considered ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... on the back of weak commodity prices, precious metals prices, oil prices," Mr Russell said. China is one of Australia's major trading partners. Mr Russell said developments on overseas markets would largely determine direction for the local bourse. At ...