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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... anticipated profit for the 2010 financial year to $280 million to $320 million from the previous $320 million to $335 million. The major miners were weaker after base metals closed lower overnight. BHP Billiton dropped 28 cents, or 0.64 per cent, to ...

Integration key to AXA bid

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... acquisition - and the impact of that on the local wealth management sector. "The impact on market concentration is not the major issue," said the researcher. "The five largest platform groups currently control 69 per cent of the market. To put this in ...

Planners locked out of SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
A fee for service model for SMSFs could result in a segment of financial planners locked out of the fastest growing superannuation sector. The Cooper Review's Phase Three - Issues Paper raises the financial planning remuneration issue and questions ...

The I word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... So why worry about inflation - especially because of one month's number from a volatile economic stat that isn't even a major factor in the Fed's monetary policy deliberations? Have a look at the monthly PPI performance and you'll see that it's flip-flopping ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
... on volume of 42,106 contracts. Intersuisse director of equities Andrew Sekely said the weaker market was due to falls in major resource and banking stocks. "There's no real trend, the major sectors are down a little bit so that's taking a sting out of ...

ETF Securities ramps up for 2010

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
ETF Securities has gained $100 million in local funds to its exchange traded commodities product (ETC) and is looking to ramp up its local sales activity next year. Nigel Phelan, head of sales for Australia and New Zealand at ETF Securities, said the ...

Brand survey highlights top banks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
A brand survey of the major banks in Australia could shed some light on how consumers may view their wealth management products. Each bank or financial institution distributes wealth management products including superannuation and managed funds to ...

Planners want insurance integration

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
The days of planners dealing directly with insurers could be numbered, with new research showing soaring support for platforms and planning software to integrate insurance as part of their services. According to research by Investment Trends, the majority ...

Shadforth signs direct shares deal

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
Shadforth Financial Group, one of Australia's largest privately owned financial advice firms with more than $8 billion in funds under advice, has signed a deal with a technology provider to provide direct equity services to clients. The financial advice ...

Zurich to roll out climate change training

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... an exposure to climate change," he said. Taking the local florist as an example, he explained that water availability and major disruption in agriculture could increase the florist's overheads. "They can start to plan for that by diversifying where they ...