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Top 10 budget quotes

Financial Standard sifts through a record haul of budget commentary to highlight the industry's thinking on the government's budget announcement last night. "Commonsense has prevailed with the non-concessional contribution cap remaining unchanged." ...

Super escapes budget knives

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
Generally positive reactions by wealth managers to the second Rudd-Swan federal budget indicate the industry increasingly knows its place in the political landscape. Driving the mooted reaction is how kind the Treasurer Wayne Swan was to the superannuation ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... AAP. "People are looking for an excuse to take money off the table, and that's what's happened this morning." Among the major banks, Australia's biggest bank, Westpac, was ten cents lower at $20.35, and National Australia Bank was down 46 cents, or 2.04 ...

Avoiding the black swan

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
In a world where major banks have passed the 'stress test' but not necessarily the smell test, investors should invest in portfolios that make small bets to gain big over the long term, said a fund manager who survived the '87 and '08 crash. Defying ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... slow down a little bit, and it has," ABN Amro Morgans Brisbane director of equities Bill Chatterton said. "All the four major banks are down and the slightly negative theme is also across the materials sector." Among the major banks, Australia's biggest ...

Govt continues to target high income HHs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... likely to prevent them mounting a significant campaign in response to the policy shift, notwithstanding underinsurance is a major issue that has long unified all sectors of wealth management in Australia. The Federal Opposition has criticised the government ...

Praemium scales back ops

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... Separately Managed Account (SMA) technology. It administers over $27 billion of assets as of March this year on behalf of major fund managers, financial planners, accountants and SMSFs.

DNR scores AMP mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... the platform. Nicol was unable to disclose the names of the other two dealer groups although he confirmed that they were major players in the advise space. "It's just the beginning, but we're looking forward to enjoying the growth from those [deals]," ...

Lies, damned lies and statistics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... market expectations for a 0.5 percent gain. Better, real retail sales increased by 1 per cent in the first quarter. This is a major component of domestic spending - which constitutes approximately 60 per cent of the economy - suggesting a contribution ...

ESG a fiduciary duty: Sherry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... industries." Martin Fahy, Finsia chief executive, said the economic and climate change crisis happening in tandem provides a major opportunity for reform and investment provided the financial services industry is able to see the opportunities and is ...