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Bravura storms into the UK big league

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006

Soft skills should be a priority: Zurich

... of times - when clients are suffering from psychological distress, tragedy or pain. "While these softer skills may seem basic, they are often overlooked, yet they are the ones clients increasingly seek, and also the ones that give them an added sense ...

FinLit website goes live

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
... apprenticeship programs, with the Master Builders Association already piloting a range of schemes. The new website contains basic information about personal finance issues and points people to where they can get extra official information from government ...

Thou shalt inherit an empty piggy bank

... question; 'how different would their life be now if they were taught about money when they were a kid?' It's all about knowing basic money skills to which I believe parents should accept full responsibility in teaching their children before it's too ...

Mortgage brokers see clearly with Vivid

... brokers can now get training via MLC in providing their clients with three different types of debt and investment advice. From basic debt insurance to both life insurance and investment advice. As part of the new service, MLC has created an insurance ...

Flatmates to mortgage-mates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
... 20-somethings are signing up for a mortgage with their flatmates. Nearly all lenders now put a split loan facility on their basic or standard variable mortgages - so with over 350 lenders in Australia, that offers a lot of choice. There are clear advantages ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2006
The market is expected to open stronger on a firmer lead from Wall Street and strength in base metal prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 21 points to 4987. Today, the market watches for further developments ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will meet again tomorrow to deliberate on domestic monetary policy settings. Financial markets expect the RBA not to immediately follow-up last month's 25-basis point rate hike, which took the official cash rate to ...

Common sense rules in portfolio construction

Investors should not abandon a common sense approach to managing their portfolio after new academic research found that many claims about the superior portfolio construction of fund managers can not be statistically tested or verified. Steve Christie ...

Counting on SMAs with Praemium

Count Financial, the country's third largest network of financial advisers, has signed up with Praemium/MLIM's separately managed account (SMA) platform. While the managed accounts sector is well-established in the US, the local market is yet to embrace ...