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Hooray it's Oprah day

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
So much for Australia's vision of itself as a world financial centre as Oprah has shown that all the world wants from us is Kangaroos, Koalas, sunny beaches and iron ore. Or is that the wrong way to look at the frenzy now supposedly gripping the nation ...

Fiducian updates FORCe software

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
Fiducian has enhanced its FORCe financial planning software to give planners better tools to educate clients on the risk and rewards of investment gearing. Fiducian Portfolio Services has released an integrated sensitivity analysis module to test gearing ...

Banking on a super precedent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
Treasurer Wayne Swan's banking reform is also a warning of what could be in store for superannuation. Yesterday the Treasurer released his long awaited reform package and while it wasn't aimed at super funds and wealth managers, if some of the key consumer ...

Covered bond conundrum

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
While the Treasurer's proposed reforms to permit banks and credit unions to issue covered bonds is broadly positive for the development of a bond market, investors can't expect a windfall in yields, said a QIC credit market expert. Australia's super ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon, led by banks and miners, following a solid lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20.8 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 4,766.7, while the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

Fin services jobs on the rise

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
No longer in the grasp of the GFC, jobs within the financial services industry have swelled as companies begin to expand once more according to talent consulting firm, Right Management. Right Management research found that 71 per cent of candidates ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
The Australian share market was firmer at noon, boosted by banks and miners, following a modest lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 42.6 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 4,742.5, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Mercer outlines top trends for 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
A flight to emerging markets, persistent weakness in the US dollar, and more demand for retirement products are just some of the themes Mercer expects to occupy the minds of investors next year. Many of the themes Mercer outlines overlap with its predictions ...

Santa's in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
"Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes Santa Claus, Right down Santa Claus Lane..." The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) played Santa to Australians all by announcing no increase in interest rates yesterday. It may have to lift the official cash rate from ...

More to retirement than super: planner

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
A large-scale retirement survey by AXA backs previous research that majority of Gen Xers wait until the last minute before they start saving for retirement, but one planner makes suggestions on how thirty-somethings can start saving now without digging ...