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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
SYDNEY- Australian stocks were in negative territory at noon, with the nation's big retail banks and major miners leading the broader market lower. At 1209 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 16.5 points, or 0.38 per cent, at 4,288.1 points ...

One-third advisers switch insurance providers: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
One-third of financial planners have stopped using at least one insurance provider in the last 12 months due to poor support and service. The Investment Trends 2011 Planner Risk Report surveyed 729 financial planners, asking about their satisfaction ...

DHS to takeover early super release on compassionate grounds

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... February. Before then, the administration was operated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The move to switch to the DHS first had to go through parliament, with legislation passed in September. DHS general manager Hank Jongen said ...

Cash sector surges beyond super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... deweighting of equities has been cash, as its asset allocation share has risen two-thirds through the decade from 10% to 17%. The switch to the conservative asset class has been felt across the superannuation marketplace as many super funds have not ...

Super funds call for calm amid market fall

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
As misery spreads through global stock markets, Australian investors are reminded to wait patiently for a turnaround in fortunes to ensure they don't lock in their losses. The continued extreme volatility saw the Australian stock market fall to its ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
The Australian share market was firmly in the red at noon following tumbles on Wall Street and European bourses overnight, as a cocktail of negative economic data weighed on investor sentiment. CommSec market analyst Steve Daghlian said both key indices ...

Dealer groups compete for planners: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms while 23.2% were not. The good news for dealer groups is that most planners are reluctant to switch dealer groups in the next twelve months, although the bad news is competition is still fierce between dealer groups with ...

ETF markets August fall

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
For the first time in three years, the $5.2 billion ETF market has contracted with net redemptions of around $70 million for the month of August although gold and silver funds still performed well. Measured in the four weeks ending September 5 this ...

AXA adopts new wealth platform

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
AXA's aligned dealer groups are switching to the IRESS wealth management platform, XPLAN, with over 25% of practices already migrated as a result of a successful pilot program. AXA's decision to move to the web-based XPLAN wealth solution was driven ...

Bonds, where the real money is

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
World equity markets hold only $57 trillion, one-third less than the $90 trillion in world bond markets, so it might be time we paid a bit more attention to where the real money is. Like how despite the frenzy for more debt as governments scrambled ...