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Praemium appoints Qld state manager

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
Listed portfolio administration provider Praemium has appointed a new state manager for Queensland. Gwen Chew will take on the business development role and will aim to build the business through managing existing client relationships and sourcing new ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
The Australian stock market at noon today was firmer as takeover activity helped lift it from a weak start. In early trading, the market was lower on the back of a soft lead from United States markets and falling commodity prices, but picked up as billion-dollar-plus ...

Australians clueless on super

The raft of education campaigns around superannuation are yet to make their impact on consumers after a new study found that 60 per cent of Australians don't know how much fees they pay on their super while 16 per cent couldn't name their own super ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
In Sydney, the Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer as a weaker Wall Street offsets strong gains in commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0738 AEST, the September share price index contract was unchanged at 5,020. ...

Advice scam nets accountant 8 years inside

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
An accountant who fleeced nearly $1 million from investors through his financial advice business has been jailed for eight years. Piet Walters was found guilty of 14 charges of dishonesty relating to $972,000 given to his Drury Management business in ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2006
The Australian share market was up at noon buoyed by strength in the banking and finance sector following a positive lead from US markets. At 1201 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 16.7 points higher at 5,053.10 while the all ordinaries gained ...

Tricom makes IMAs admin-free for planners

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006
Tricom Equities has unveiled a new managed accounts platform which will remove the administrative burden from planners and investment managers running increasing numbers of individually managed accounts (IMAs) for clients. The new platform is aimed ...

Expats lose out on super

Foreigners with sizeable superannuation savings who plan to work or migrate to Australia will be disadvantaged under the new super laws and could be forced to keep their savings offshore or face higher local tax rates. Under existing rules relating ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006
The Australian share market had recovered some ground by noon today but still was in negative story, held back by a weaker Wall Street. At 1205 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 20.9 points lower at 5092.9 while the all ordinaries fell 18.2 points ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open higher as stronger commodity prices buck a weak lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contact was up seven points at 5,111. Today, insurer Suncorp Metway ...