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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
Australian shares were higher at noon, bucking a weak US lead as investors took heart in a plan to recapitalise ailing European banks to help contain the impact of the eurozone debt crisis. The local market took less than half an hour to move into positive ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
Australian shares were more than one per cent lower at noon, extending losses from early trade ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA's) interest rate decision. The local bourse opened almost one per cent down on a weak lead from Wall Street ...

Legal threats loom over poor SMSF advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
Some financial advisers and accountants that call themselves 'SMSF specialists' are ill-equipped to adequately advise on running a self-managed super fund - making them prime targets for litigation and causing reputational damage to the SMSF sector. ...

Super survey reveals need for intrafund advice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
Research by $3.8 billion industry fund, Energy Super, has revealed a lack of understanding about superannuation investments among its members, with more than 57.8% of those surveyed indicating they were interested in over-the-phone single-issue advice. ...

Insurance industry prepared for black swan flock

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
The Australian insurance market is well equipped to cope with future natural disasters, while acknowledging that previous risk exposure had been under priced, according to Aon. The industry is coming to accept 'black swan' events as a far more common ...

MLC lands corporate super mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
MLC Business Super will manage the $15 million Clark Equipment Australia Group staff superannuation fund after being awarded the mandate, moving further into the corporate superannuation market. MLC will provide a tailored superannuation and employee ...

Super returns crash below 5%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
Super fund median default rolling 12 month returns have crashed down from a rolling 12 month median return of 8.7% at end June 2011 to 4.9% at end July, according to the latest SelectingSuper fund performance survey. Despite the volatility, long-term ...

FOFA: Government extends soft-dollar benefit ban to non-super risk insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
The Federal Government has extended its ban on soft-dollar benefits under the Future of Financial Advice draft legislation announced today. It will now include risk insurance outside of superannuation. The ban, scheduled to go live on July 1, 2012 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower today, after US markets fell for the fifth straight day while the US searches for a solution to its debt crisis. At 0649 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was nine ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is expected to decline after US stocks fell on a White House threat to veto legislation that would avert a US debt default. But Australian resource stocks may gain after the price of metals and oil rose. At 0826 AEST on the ...