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Bad news? What bad news?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
Shiver me timbers! If you ever doubted that the markets see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear, the equity markets' performance over the past 24 hours will make a believer out of ya'll. Forget Europe, China's coming to the rescue. ...

Suncorp keeps it simple

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
Suncorp has unveiled a new strategic simplification program that will deliver annualised benefits of $200m from the 2016 financial year. Suncorp's simplification program, which will cost $275m and be expensed from within operating budgets will focus ...

Coalition clears up FOFA questions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... next election. "No ifs, no buts, we will remove opt-in," said Cormann. "We think it adds unnecessary complexity, unnecessary red tape and unnecessarily increases costs for both consumers and small business financial advisers. "We will seek to simplify ...

VIX says nearly shopping time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Armageddon. Catastrophe. Lehman Bros moment. GFC mark II. Game over. Funny but... haven't I heard all this before? Let me think. Yeah right. That's it. "Twas about four years ago when Lehman bit the dust. Remember how you - and your neighbours -- felt ...

AMP Capital buys into SA schools project

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
AMP Capital's purchase of the South Australian Schools Public Private Partnership project worth $232 million has been approved. The South Australian Government has approved the purchase, which includes six newly constructed schools in Adelaide, ranging ...

Advisers use of ETFs on the rise

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
The number of exchange traded funds used by investors is on the rise despite continued market volatility, with up to 70,000 users expected by the end of the year, according to the latest BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report. The BetaShares/Investment ...

Unstable markets demand more from COOs

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
During periods of market turbulence, funds intensify their focus on risk and efficiencies increasing the importance of the role of chief operating officer, according to La Trobe Financial. "There have already been a couple of behavioural cycles since ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... lower, as investors took their cues from a weak night on Wall Street and ongoing troubles in Europe, and moved further into the red during morning trade. The worst-performing sector was gold stocks, down 4.29 per cent, according to IRESS data. The metals ...

Midwinter empowers adviser software

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
Midwinter has implemented changes announced in the 2012 May Federal Budget in its Reasonable Basis advice modelling software, allowing advisers to alter tax settings. "It is a difficult time for financial planners due to the large amount of uncertainty ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... and mineral (down 2.63 per cent), materials (down 2.26 per cent) and energy (down 1.91 per cent) sectors were also in the red. Macquarie Private Wealth division director Lucinda Chan said the worsening political upheaval in Europe was a big factor behind ...