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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... Development of Australia luncheon in Sydney. The Australian share market closed lower on Thursday, with weakness across the board in the absence of standout economic or company news. At the 1615 AEST close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had fallen 62.1 ...

APESB extends consultation

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
The Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APESB) has extended its consultation period on a proposal to ban members who offer financial planning services from charging asset-based fees from July next year. The Accounting Professional & Ethical ...

ASX chief to step down

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... any new grant of performance rights under the group's long-term incentive plan since December 2007." "This will give the Board the flexibility to ensure that we have the time to find and install a new CEO. It also ensures the ability for that new CEO ...

Wonderfully wrong September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... for Portuguese bonds also touched a record 440 basis points." And American consumers are losing confidence. The Conference Board reported that it's consumer confidence index declined to 48.5 in September - the lowest level since February, lower than ...

Addwealth appoints head BDM

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... Challenger bought it in 2006, Pratt has extensive experience in driving business growth and bringing new member firms on board a business model. Simultaneously, Pratt also developed and ran his own successful member firm and financial advisory consultancy ...

FPA chair to step down in November

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
... confirmed as chair elect. Last week, the FPA revealed that an unprecedented number of nominations had been received for the its Board elections in November following the adoption of a new online voting and nominations process. The new process, run by ...

Real return to balance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
Some of today's balanced funds have departed from the real meaning of a balanced strategy cultivated many years ago, preventing investors from moving nimbly between the various asset classes, said a fund manager. Greg Cooper, Schroder Investment Management ...

Industry assoc review goals and growth

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
From ASFA to AIST and SPAA, FPA to the AFA - there are more than 40 associations representing the financial services sector, prompting industry professionals to question the need for multiple associations, and whether mergers should be on the cards. ...

Bad hair day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... lowest in 15 years. July was the first lowest since 1995 when sales dropped to 3.83 mil units annualised. Bad. The Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators increased by 0.3 per cent in August. This is better than expectations for a 0.2 ...

S&P and ASX launch Aussie "fear index"

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... of the implied volatility incorporated into the options. The calculation will use proprietary methodology of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). "The new volatility index will provide investors, financial media, researchers and economists with ...