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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher after world markets rallied on hopes the US Federal Reserve would respond to mounting signs of weakness in the global economy. At 0750 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Industry body applauds move to define financial planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... Rantall said that entrance standard, education standard, ethical framework and evaluation framework should be placed at the heart of professionalism in the industry.

Former AFA president gets Asia-Pacific appointement

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
Former Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) President Dr James Taggart has been elected to the Board of the Asia Pacific Financial Services Association as an Australian representative. Dr Taggart, OAM, said he is honoured to have been nominated and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... down 0.42 per cent. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket shrugged off a weak open to close higher as investors took heart from some good profit results at a time of extreme volatility. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed up 24.876 points, or 0.781 ...

USA no longer AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... unemployment levels of up to 20%, and stock market declines of up to 70%." You should start to worry if you believe in your heart of hearts that we'll see America print uglier stats than the one above. In this environment anything is possible, but at ...

ACSI chief exec Byrne wins PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... investment risk mitigation," said Byrne. The next meeting will take place in Paris in September with policy development at the heart of the council's mandate. "One of my priorities will be to really make sure the strategies that are coming out of the ...

Complicating the simple

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... Republican-controlled House." I could go on debating the pros and cons of each side - why one proposal is better than the other. But at the heart of the matter is the simple lifting of the debt ceiling. What's another few dollars more, if it'll save ...

Time for super to step up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... great economic achievements. As consumers, financial services is at the centre of our lives and superannuation is at the heart of financial services," said Whiteley.

AMP embeds AXA management into new structure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
AMP again vowed to put quality financial advice at its heart after establishing a new eight division business structure for AMP Financial Services (AFS). AMP has put a new management team in place, effective August 1, ahead of its results announcement ...

You can't handle the truth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
Stressed out with debts and the financial markets? Better pop some more pills into your system - more is in store. If it's too good to be true, it's usually a stretch. There was good news - fantabolous news --out of debt-drowning Europe after the close ...