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Opposition slams opt-in policy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... Gale, who agreed that clients should have the right to set their own terms of engagement. Describing opt-in as "really bad, heavy-handed public policy", Rantall noted that no other profession employs an obligatory opt-in policy and called for the 'best ...

RI Advice Group targets WA practices

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... readying all our practices, but technology is going to be a critical enabler and we have restructured our business with a heavy focus on technology, integrating Xplan into the advice process," said Ornsby. RI is focused on its own growth rate, growing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... results from companies including Coca-Cola Amatil and WorleyParsons have limited declines on the Australian sharemarket after heavy falls in US equities overnight. At 1204 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 7.9 points, or 0.16 per cent, at ...

Adviser banned for life

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
A financial adviser has been banned for life after using a retired faming couple's savings to fund a margin loan, ASIC said yesterday. Trevor Wayne Carll of Port Pirie, South Australia, worked for local planning business Bruce McDonald Investment Services ...

Catching its second wind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... to say, the bond market angle dropped out when the market rebounded later in overnight session. Early reports also blamed heavy selling in technology stocks -- led by Cisco's double-digit tumble - for the market's weakness. And after Nasdaq climbed to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... 12,229.29 when markets settled, while the broad-market S&P 500 index edged up 0.99 point (0.07 per cent) to 1,321.87. The tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.38 points (0.05 per cent) to 2,790.45. Mubarak said on Thursday he would never accept "foreign diktats" ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 29.89 points at 12,092.15, while the S&P 500 rose 3.77 to 1,310.87. The tech heavy Nasdaq advanced 15.42 points to 2,769.30. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the US jobs data showed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... 500-stock index gained 1 percent after national chains reported that sales were nearly double what analysts had forecast despite heavy snowstorms in much of the nation. Costco Wholesale Corp, Limited Brands Inc, Nordstrom Inc and Gap Inc all gained more ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... cent, at $8.45. QBE Insurance Group is in a trading halt pending a statement following investor speculation over recent heavy rain and flooding, upcoming full year results and takeover activity. In other financials, the major banks were mixed at noon. ...

AustralianSuper posts solid quarter

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... average of 6.43 per cent compared to a median balanced option return of 5.05 per cent. The fund's asset allocation remained heavy on Australian shares across premixed options except for the stable option where global bonds held 29.3 per cent allocation ...