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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... the December share price index contract was 116 points lower at 4,602, on volume of 21,245 contracts. Macquarie Private Wealth associate director Lucinda Chan said the news had "shocked" the market following what had been a good recovery in markets worldwide ...

CPRS chaos poses big risks for fin services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... polls are right, a new parliament is likely to contain more minor party Senators and make it less likely major changes to wealth management will be resisted. The severity of the findings released this week in the Ripoll Report suggest any resistance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... The Hang Seng index shed 401.39 points, or 1.8 per cent to 22,210.41. WELLINGTON - A strong performance by insurance and wealth management company Tower was the main feature of Thursday's sharemarket in New Zealand. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed ...

VISSF appoints mandate with State Trustees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
... Others were also seeking direction on applying for the First Home Buyers Grant, planning for the education of children, wealth creation and family trusts, among others. "The arrangement with State Trustees will fill a gap between this general information ...

Retirement savings only last a few years

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... with new research showing that retirement funds only last a few years before they dry up. The 24th AMP.NATSEM Income and Wealth Report noted that Australians are expected to spend around 20 years in retirement after age 65. However, the incomes of those ...

AXA launches iPhone apps for women

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... company released the iPhone apps in support of its education and empowerment program, "The AXA Equitable Connection: Women, Wealth and Wisdom." "Women are pulled in many different directions and they often do not have the time to focus on managing their ...

Zurich ramps up investment business

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... a very clear mandate to take the Zurich investments business from probably what was a tier two player in the Australian wealth management industry to knocking on the door of becoming a tier one player," he said. "We're in a position now where we've just ...

Education drag hits super savings: GESB

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... super, but about understanding how you want to live in later life and planning accordingly," said Fabian Ross, head of wealth management at GESB. Tasmanians are most likely (60 per cent) to think it's their responsibility to be well informed about retirement ...

FPA names Value of Advice winners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
Peter Wilson from Strategic Wealth Management Solutions; Paul Little, Landmark Financial Management; Josef Stadler, PSK Financial Services and Chris Craggs from Argurion Financial Group have won the FPA's Value of Advice Awards. Wilson won the Financial ...

Men's contribution to superannuation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... November, is the 10th International Men's Day and it's time to celebrate the contribution of men to superannuation and wealth management. Men invented superannuation, lead the fight for universal age pensions around the world, designed the legislative ...