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Hybrid banking account wins $1bn super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... that allows account holders to view their account balance and superannuation balance in the same place. The other three major banks also have their own version of low-cost, no frills super funds but not integrated fully with ordinary savings accounts ...

The man who broke the pound retires

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... slightly weaker. David Jones was down three cents at $5.06 at 1203 AEST and Harvey Norman had eased two cents to $3.58. The major banks were also in the red. At 1205 AEST, Commonwealth had shed 25 cents to $50.40, ANZ had slipped 10 cents to $22.44 ...

More workshops to prep for fee-for-service

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
From only a fraction of financial planning groups offering advice through fee-for-service five years ago, the advice model has now gone mainstream - and there are workshops a-plenty for those who are still mulling over their options. Seven years ago ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... market has had a pretty good run in four days and it's probably just having a little bit of a breather across most of the major stocks." Mr Manley said there had been strong profit results from most major companies reporting on Wednesday. "That's an ...

Asian M&A deals to surge

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... Yap. Cerulli also reported that Asian deal making may have already reached its pre-GFC levels. According to Dealogic, other major deals in recent weeks by Asian-Pacific companies amount to $US132.7 billion.

More planners bypass managed funds: study

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... advice to grow from 30 per cent to 43 per cent over the next three years. But it's not all bad news. Practically all the major fund managers in the country offer planners 'model portfolios', which are exactly the same portfolios they run except they're ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... underlying earnings growth of up to 15 per cent. BHP Billiton firmed two cents to $40.02 and Rio Tinto gained 36 cents to $71.18. Major banks reversed course during the morning and were trading around 0.4 per cent higher. Commonwealth Bank gained 18 ...

Capital raisings shun small investors: ISS

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
When global credit markets seized up in late 2008 and for much of 2009, Australia's blue chip companies were forced to look to equity markets for much needed funding. Almost $100 billion in new equity was raised, but the average investor didn't really ...

Planners fast track insurance processing through web

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
Straight through processing (STP) technology continues to assist financial planners with their insurance applications, new insurer data shows. CommInsure, which recently won the 'Life Insurance Company of the Year' award at the 2010 Australia and New ...