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Video SoAs on the cards

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
Statements of Advice in video format is one of many new opportunities for advisers with the introduction of social media strategies to daily advice operations, discussed at the national SPAA conference yesterday. The introduction of scaled advice will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following Wall Street's lead as some countries have strong doubts over whether a second massive bailout can actually save Greece. At 0815 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was ...

The martyrdom of Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
Hero! Legend! Happy Valentine's Day Greece. I heart you Greece. There's no two ways about it, financial markets responded with a warm, fuzzy feeling (in their pockets) to the Greek Parliament's V-day present - approval of the latest austerity package ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher. At 0001 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was up 56 points at 4,278. In economic news on Monday, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for January is released ...

Retail advice industry needs new models

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... fund products that switched to industry funds came through a planner. The next step then is to link the statement of advice (SOA) software and the transaction system of the platform for implementation. "Ideally you want to tie this offering to the platform ...

Super assets soar with 17% annual growth rate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
Australian super assets have rocketed up 17% in annual growth rate in ten years to US$1.3 trillion, or the equivalent of 96% of Australia's GDP, according to the Towers Watson Global Pension Assets Study. Australia's solid result was attributed to its ...

Risk focus needed for sustainable investing: MLC

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
MLC Investment Management has cautioned investors with a penchant for income-heavy portfolios that greater risk diversification and sophisticated strategies are necessary at a time when term deposits on one product reached $400 million. According to ...

Forecasts shmorecasts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
We're doomed (again)! Oh-em-gee! "IMF slashes growth forecasts!" This was the last piece of news I saw before I went to bed last night and started snoring. Yeah, yeah I thought. Sure, sure. Somehow it didn't give me the same nerve-wracking punch that ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
Australian shares have stayed in positive territory as hopes for a debt deal with Greece buoyed European shares and rising commodity prices boosted miners and energy companies. Energy stocks led the push higher, adding 0.7 per cent after news that the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after ending last week in positive territory. At 0630 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 17 points at 4,163. In economic news on Monday, the ANZ job advertisements series ...