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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
Australian stocks were lower at noon, pulled down by the resources and banking sector after indecisive leads from overseas markets. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 32 points lower, or 0.7 per cent, at 4,664.5 while the broader All Ordinaries ...

SuperSA offers members IFFP services

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
Super SA joins the growing number of super funds that offer members the option to have a complete financial plan drawn up and two months since launch, the fund is averaging three appointments per day from enquiring members. The Adelaide-based super ...

Adviser departures expected after PIH listing

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
Professional Investment Holdings (PIH) shareholders will meet late next month to vote on the proposed merger with Centrepoint Alliance and group managing director Grahame Evans said they are anticipating they could lose advisers in the process. PIH ...

Introducing foreclosure-gate, the latest risk to a US recovery

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
Recent court rulings have cast doubt on millions of mortgage foreclosures across the US, potentially reducing the value of investments held by Australian institutions in related assets. Court rulings across the country have found that millions of securitized ...

Bad news is good news is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
When bad news... Those who've already done their weekend reading probably know what I'm going to write about. Yes, it's the US private non-farm payrolls report for September - the one that shows that jobs in America are still hard to come by. Overall ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
Australian stocks were lower at noon, following a weak lead from Wall Street as traders remain on the sidelines in the lead-up to a key US employment report. At 1204 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 18.3 points, or 0.39 per cent, at 4,673.0 ...

Researchers cast eyes on ETFs

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
Product manufacturers are seeking ratings on their exchange traded fund (ETF) offerings, as they grow increasingly popular with Australian investors. Zenith Investment Partners has formally launched an ETF business, and issued a "recommended" rating ...

Equity Trustees calls for more from teeth behind RE reforms

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
Financial services firm Equity Trustees has welcomed the regulator's call for tighter rules around RE licensing and said any reforms must match the increasing complexities of fund products now available to investors. Harvey Kalman, head of funds management ...

More US investment banks close prop desks

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
US investment banks are taking further steps towards meeting the requirements of recently passed FinReg legislation, and the indirect result could be new investment opportunities for Australian super funds. Shortly after the New York Times revealed ...

Super funds flex muscle on alternative asset fees

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
Super funds are becoming increasingly flexible when structuring fees for their alternative investments, said Ray King, director of Sovereign Investment Research. "There is a fair degree of flexibility in structuring different strategies to suit different ...