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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Thursday, as a recovery in commodity prices sparked a more positive performance in share prices on Wall Street. On the ASX 24 at 0713 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 24 points ...

Midwinter takes on Coin, Xplan

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... technical/IT expertise anymore as we would do all that for them." The independent developer wants to build itself up in this field after earning the top spot in Investment Trends 2010 Planner Technology Report for overall satisfaction. In related news ...

IMCA: International expert to speak on the development of debt markets in emerging global economies.

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... currencies, and sectors. Dr Higgins was the 2010 Recipient of the Robert T. Parry Award for Exemplary Contributions in the Field of Economics. IMCA members and others wishing to attend should visit IMCA

SuperChoice launches online payment platform

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
Superannuation clearing house SuperChoice is providing a new online solution for employee superannuation payments in conjunction with Sybiz Software. The product, Sybiz Visipay, will enable organisations to make staff super contributions to any compliant ...

Super funds praise reforms

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... planners and potentially accountants. The Government says in its information pack that the reform will create a level playing field. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, said she was pleased to see the ...

New super products and mergers may result - insurers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... independent firms." The silver lining for advisers was the government inclusion of scaled advice which essentially levelled the field between advisers and intrafund advice. This has opened new growth opportunities for advice professionals by removing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
The Australian share market was almost half a per cent stronger at noon, trading off its highs of the session as traders digested a new high for the Australian dollar and what it means for stocks and interest rates. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Advisers fear super fund competition

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... plenty of challenges ahead including MySuper. Brad Fox, president of the Association of Financial Advisers, said the playing field for fees was not level, causing widespread concern among members. "If you're a member of an industry super fund providing ...

Planners needle minister over FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten fielded prickly questions from financial planners after giving a speech on the Future of Financial Advice reforms at a luncheon gathering yesterday. Minister Shorten told the Financial Planning Association (FPA) ...

Financial planners to improve soft skills

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... the main workshops were aimed at client engagement and dealing with grief and were developed with experts from the risk field. "Participants can jump in and out depending on what interests them," Collins said. About 75 advisers and support staff have ...