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Insurance puts a price on housework

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... finding that approximately 1.7 million Australian women were hurt so badly in the last six months they were unable to perform basic housework. The most common injuries were sprains, torn muscles or dislocation with falls being the most common cause of ...

New SMSF course on offer

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... for an exam, we are teaching people so they can go out and make progress." The course is open to anyone but does assume a basic understanding of superannuation. Class sizes are expected to be capped at 20 students. The SMSF Professionals' Association ...

UK FSA fines false advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... S&P 500 index was down 0.24 at 1,332.63. The Nasdaq composite gained 2, or 0.1 per cent, to 2,791.19. Companies that make basic materials rose as traders anticipated more price increases for commodities. Aluminum maker Alcoa Inc rose 2.8 per cent, Newmont ...

North opens Bluedoor to bright future

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
Thousands of financial advisers will have access to direct equity trading through the North platform after upgrades to its Bluedoor software engine go live on Monday. The new Bluedoor upgrade was described by its developers yesterday as doing for the ...

Aussie funds fail transparency test

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... secretive funds. Managed funds in Australia and New Zealand do not have to publish portfolio holdings, considered to be very a basic disclosure requirement by international standards, research house Morningstar said in its Global Fund Investor Experience ...

Dealer groups stay with Japan, eye opportunities

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
Financial planning dealer groups hold firm to their Japan allocations, expressing concerns for consumer confidence while being optimistic about new market opportunities. Investor and consumer confidence, already low due to the GFC and prolonged investor ...

ASIC clampdown on poor business models in advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... quality compliance resources; are poorly resourced and have inadequate dispute resolution process; and fail to comply with basic procedures like retain copies of client files "Where we see evidence of lite touch business models, we will take strong regulatory ...

Super funds urge MySuper rethink

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... officer, Prime Super, fears that under existing plans the government would need to step in at a later date and mandate a basic asset allocation to resolve the problems of a minimum fee approach. "This approach will result in basically a mandated product ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... S&P 500 gave up 24.91 (1.89 per cent) at 1,295.11. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 50.70 (1.84 per cent) to 2,701.02. Basic materials stocks like mining firms -- whose incomes are often closely tied to Chinese buying -- led the losing sectors. LONDON ...