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Insurers post double-digit growth

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
AMP, National Australia/MLC and Tower were among the insurers that reported double digit percentage growth in risk premium inflows last year - but overall sales in the risk market has slumped, research shows. According to Plan for Life, Australia's ...

AFAC and APESB launch fresh debate on fiduciary duty

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MEDIA RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
Major accountant-based financial advisory firms including Count Financial, PIS and Securitor have formed a new alliance in response to draft proposals from the accounting ethical standards board banning its members from charging asset-based fees from ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
The Australian share market at noon on Monday was lower, following a plunge on United States markets on Friday. Major Australian banking stocks were among the hardest hit, while mining and energy stocks also retreated. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Contra confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
Did anyone hear that loud thud on Wall Street over the weekend? So what do we do now? Are we back on track for very slow growth - at worst, a double-dip -- and all the sinister consequences it'll have on our combined and individual fortunes? The Street ...

Saved by BP and Goldman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
Oil spill? Checked. Lawsuit? Checked. The resolution of these two uncertainties powered Wall Street into a positive close after spending most its trading day worrying about weak economic data at home. Oil spill plugged. BP shares surged by 7.6 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
The Australian share market has received a modest negative lead from offshore markets as Wall Street traders examined the details of an overhaul of the US financial system and Goldman Sachs' settlement of fraud charges. At 0735 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

IQ Business boosts AGEST tech

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
IQ Business Group has signed the Australian Government Employees Superannuation Trust (AGEST) to its newly launched Microsoft Solutions Practice. The Sydney-based division, headed by Ragav Jagannathan, supports financial services firms to ensure the ...

Broker jailed for false trades

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
Former Macquarie Equities client adviser Newton Chan has been sentenced to a 20-month imprisonment term - serving four months immediately before being released on a recognisance release order - for share price manipulation. He was sentenced in the Supreme ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
The Australian share market is set for a strong opening after Wall Street and European markets surged on encouraging corporate earnings reports in the US. At 0732 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 69 points ...

Trustee outsourcing deals in regulator spotlight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
New research from APRA reveals that while the focus on super funds using related party service providers often focuses on not-for-profit funds, it is the outsourcing practices of retail funds that present more concerns to the regulator. According to ...