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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Melbourne. On Monday, the Australian share market ended the day deeply in the red at a two-month low as finance stocks lost the most ground amid widespread selling. When markets settled, the benchmark ...

Investors leave mortgage funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
Mortgage Funds are still suffering redemptions pressure, with investors subject to withdrawal restrictions on formerly frozen funds, ratings agency Standard & Poor's said today. The research house said funds in its Australian Fixed Interest - Mortgages ...

Planners chance to get involved

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
The Financial Planning Association has opened its entire committee structure up to members so they can get involved. The organisation is trying to galvanise its 8000 members to action as it seeks legal recognition of the professional status of financial ...

Don't blame China for inflation: AllianceBernstein

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
Lay off China when it comes to global inflationary pressures was a central theme at the AllianceBernstein symposium where clients and industry heads gathered to discuss the changing face of global investing. Discussing the impact of emerging markets ...

Bear have no fur

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... sell off post-QE2 will be preempted by investors large and small, which may explain recent trading sessions closing in the red." While I agree that investors might be selling ahead of QE2's end, Fed policy remains and will be kept on the "very easy" ...

Burned investors drink bitter cup: ASIC

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
Investors who suffer financial losses thanks to misconduct often don't know how to seek redress and recover only a few cents on the dollar if at all according to new research from finance industry regulator ASIC. The organisation studied the social ...

Advisers aim for independents over FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... commissions on superannuation risk insurance was bad legislation. He said it would only make Australia the world leader in red tape and reduce consumer choice, a popular view among planners who will bear some costs from the legislation. He urged those ...

Nobody wins against the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
The bad news just keep piling up don't they? And from the looks of them, they're everywhere. Let me take you to a bad news tour around the world Virginia, starting from our very own land DownUnder. If you're watching carefully, you'll notice that recent ...

Planning pracs down 10pc value

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
The value of financial planning practices has fallen by 10 per cent since the recent FOFA announcement, according to adviser survey results. Consulting firm, Radar Results, has released data based on the firm's valuers which have reduced EBIT multiples ...

Seeing evil, hearing evil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
Another day, another down trading day - on Wall Street and in Europe overnight and chances are, it would be a down day in Asia too - if they follow the blind leaders. You've got it to hand it to market players. They're on their way to proving two immortal ...