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Farmers get free advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) pro bono advice program trial in the New South Wales region of Sunraysia has resulted in a dozen referrals from rural financial counsellors to financial planners just over a year. Susan Grice ...

AvSuper unlikely to follow govt fund mergers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
AvSuper has sought to clarify the fund is not a government super fund after receiving phone calls from members regarding the government's move to merge three government super funds to form a single trustee board. This follows a government announcement ...

Planners spared AMP job cuts

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
AMP is axing 46 staff from its financial planning and advisory business - but the company confirms that its planners are safe and business operations will continue as normal. "There will be no impact on planner numbers," said an AMP spokeswoman. "We ...

Unlisted still king: MTAA Super

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
Financial crises are stress tests of investment strategies, and the $6.1 billion MTAA Super believes its position is still strong amidst the economic turmoil due to its heavy investments in unlisted assets. MTAA Super, which was awarded SelectingSuper's ...

Free money can be costly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 23 NOV 2008
Inflation is out and deflation is the new black. If the prospect for falling prices becomes entrenched even free money will be expensive. Just over four months ago when crude oil reached nearly US$150 a barrel, many central bankers remained keenly focused ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower today after global stock markets plunged on Thursday on growing fears the world economy faces a deep and lasting recession. At 0840 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney ...

GRI sets up Australian base

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... access to more information on a company's economic, environmental and social performance after the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced it's collaborating with the St James Ethics Centre. The reporting initiative is used by more than 1,600 organisations ...

Three funds top Lonsec Ratings

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
Lonsec bestowed its highest rating - "Highly Recommended" - to three small caps funds respectively managed by Eley Griffiths Group, Ausbil and Pengana. The ratings house reviewed and rated 26 managers in the traditional small caps space, micro cap focussed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
Australian shares were lower at noon on the back of ailing commodity prices and a strong negative lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 171.1 points, or 4.12 per cent, at 3,985, while the broader All Ordinaries lost ...

The end is nigh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
Measures, measures and more measures. How long is a piece of string? How much more money must central banks kept throwing at banks, financial institutions and businesses to get credit flowing again? Selective bailouts, massive rescue packages, coordinated ...