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Diamond Asset Advisors arrive in Aus

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
It's an asset class that is worth more 'in the rough' and local investors can get their hands on it through a Zurich-based firm with links to famous jeweler Harry Winston, which visited Melbourne last month to scope the local market. Diamond Asset Advisors ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
The Australian stock market was stronger at noon on robust performances by financial companies, after Commonwealth Bank posted a better than expected first half cash profit. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 13.2 points, or 0.27 per ...

Westscheme merges with AustralianSuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
The merger of AustralianSuper and Westscheme announced today would create a $40 billion super fund with 1.7 million members, further cementing AustralianSuper's ranking as Australia's biggest super fund. In a joint press conference at 1pm today, long-time ...

Countplus loses senior exec to Premium

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
Countplus' former acquisitions and integrations manager and interim chief executive, Jeremy Wardell, has left the firm, taking the top job at Premium Wealth Management as chief executive. The independently-owned financial planning group said Wardell ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
The Australian stock market was higher at noon on resources and financials, with QBE Insurance Group shares higher after a number of announcements to the market. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 42.6 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 4,863.2 ...

iShares increases ETF range

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
Leading exchange-traded funds (ETFs) issuer iShares has launched four new products, designed to enable investors to gain diversified exposure to the Australian sharemarket through a single trade on the ASX. The latest offerings in BlackRock's iShares ...

Salary prospects brighten

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
The financial services sector is set to experience a growth in recruitment and salaries during 2011 owing to improved market conditions, according to a survey by recruitment firm Robert Walters. The survey, which covers all geographic markets, also ...

Egypt not just another pyramid scheme

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
Economic uncertainty in the Middle East following uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt show how intertwined the global economy is with geopolitics, making more volatility the only certainty. First the background. According to a briefing note put out yesterday ...

One voice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
ust as recent indicators point to a brightening outlook for the US economy, the haze appears to also be slowly dissipating in Europe. "Movin' on up, movin' on up. Movin' on up, movin on up." This tune by M People played in my head as I read Bloomberg's ...

ASIC outlines philosophy behind policy framework

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
Financial planners who continue to think holistic advice is the default advice model are holding themselves back from seizing emerging opportunities, an ASIC report said. Early in January, ASIC released their Access to Financial Advice report that outlined ...