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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street enjoyed a solid session on speculation the Federal Reserve will act to stimulate the US economy. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 26 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's positive performance amid speculation of more stimulus from the Federal Reserve after another batch of poor data releases. At 0745 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
The Australian share market opened slightly higher, with most sectors posting gains as investors await the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) latest interest rate decision. At 1010 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 49.3 points, or ...

Churning needs to be tackled with underwriters

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
The issue of 'churning' in the life insurance industry need to be tackled at the underwriting phase, according to boutique licensee Synchron. "Every application for every form of life insurance captures information about existing Insurances," said Synchron ...

Grexit and the games people play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
It is ironic that the country that brought the world the story of the "Sword of Damocles" is itself now that very sword dangling precariously above the heads of world financial markets. Any moment now. Events in Greece over the past few days have jacked ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower following mixed performances on European and US markets overnight. At 0805 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 4,295. No major economic or equities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower, after Wall Street fell and European markets plummeted with sentiment dominated by uncertainty in the euro zone after weekend elections in France and Greece At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price ...

Guardian Advice recruits four new practices

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... generation of future leaders. " The group has launched a number of growth initiatives recently, including Guardian's free Risk SOA Offer and the Guardian Business Academy which is an online tool for practice principals which benchmarks the 'health 'of ...

FPA calls on ASIC for clearer advice definitions

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... members called for further clarification particularly in specific areas including what to include in a Statement of Advice (SoA) and how to best assess and disclose scope of advice. "We know that it's not easy to determine objective measures for 'quality ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower. At 0830 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down three points at 4,394. In economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Reserve Bank holds it monthly board meeting and decides ...