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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open relatively flat, with Wall Street providing no major impetus and base metal prices patchy overnight. At 0804 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was up two points at 6386. ...

Bravura poaches DSTi chief tech

Wealth management IT specialist Bravura Solutions has appointed Nick Parsons, formerly chief technology officer (CTO) at leading fund manager software provider DST International as its new global CTO. Parsons boasts more than 20 years experience in ...

Call for papers

The Financial Standard is calling papers for the upcoming editions of the Journal of Financial Planning and the Journal of Investment Strategy. The Journal of Financial Planning publishes papers on the topics of applied financial planning, consumer ...

Boomers care more for environment than super

Baby Boomers, often referred to as the "Me Generation", are actually more concerned with environmental issues than their superannuation, according to a poll by the National Seniors Association (NSA). Covering 500 baby boomers (defined as having been ...

Fed Banks upgrade to next gen payment systems

A dozen Federal Reserve Banks in the US are upgrading their electronic check and image processing systems in a bid to handle the growing volumes of electronic checks and images from financial institutions. Unisys Corporation has signed a consulting ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
The Australian share market opened strongly this morning, spurred on by a strong Wall Street lead and a healthy lift in most metal prices. The Coles takeover also is expected to be a major driver in today's trading. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

AXA sidesteps ETP tax

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
AXA has seized on a loophole in the new tax legislation introduced 1 July to offer employers a potential avenue for reducing tax on eligible termination payments (ETPs). Under the new ETP rules, most payments made under an employer-owned non-super group ...

More alpha through lower trading costs: BGI

Fund managers can increase their 'alpha' returns not just through their stock picking skills but also through their ability to forecast trading costs, according to a new study. Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has released a report that shows reduced ...

Success of planners a double-edged sword

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2007
Promoting financial planning may be the next big challenge for the industry, but it will also expose a chronic shortage of planners, according to AMP Financial Planning managing director Michael Guggenheimer. While the industry definitely needed to ...

Govt push for reforms in $221.4b legacy products sector

In a move that could unshackle thousands of investors from obsolete or outdated investment products, the Government has released a consultation paper outlining ways to rationalise 6,000 legacy investment products estimated to be worth $221.4 billion. ...