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First femme PM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
The morning after. Either you're still reading the obituaries and the political assassination of Kevin Rudd or you have moved on to congratulate Australia's first femme PM - Julia Gillard. I won't bore you with the details. Pick up any local daily or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
The Australian sharemarket has firmed on news that Julia Gillard will be Australia's new prime minister. At 1207 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 27.9 points, or 0.62 per cent, at 4514, as Julia Gillard made her first statement after being ...

FIIG opens corporate bonds to planners

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
Fixed-income broker FIIG Securities has launched a new service that lets planners access corporate bonds for their clients that have traditionally been the preserve of banks, fund managers and the ultra wealthy. The new DirectBonds service lets investors ...

Broking firms back Suncorp update

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
Stock research arms of Citi and Goldman Sachs JBWere give a thumbs up to Suncorp's new strategy to distribute risk insurance products directly through GIO, AAMI and APIA while continuing to develop its financial advice channel business. Geoff Summerhayes ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
The Australian market has received flat to negative leads from overnight trading offshore. Wall Street's key indices were flat, but commodities were lower, as were European markets. At 0732 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, however, the September ...

NAB Super improves insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
Corporate fund NAB Group Superannuation Fund has enhanced its insurance for members, including interim accident cover, terminal illness, rehabilitation and bereavement benefits. NAB Group Super negotiated a number of improvements to the scheme's insurance ...

Back to basics key to planners successs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
Planners who prioritise the basics of running a good business, including monthly reviews and applying staff KPIs, have a higher chance of being successful compared with their peers, according to Macquarie. Research from Macquarie Practice Consulting's ...

To spend or not to spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
Financial markets have comeback to reality after being distracted by the renminbi sideshow courtesy of the Peoples Bank of China. They've woken up to the reality that their dream of a floating, dearer yuan is just that a dream. Oh yes, the PBOC tried ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
The Australian market has received mixed leads from overnight trading offshore, with major Wall Street indices all lower, but precious metals and copper were higher. Oil, too, fell. At 0748 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price ...

Investors turn to rev mortgages for income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
Australians are taking out a reverse mortgage to provide extra income, instead of using the extra funds to refurbish their house or go on holidays, a report found. Kevin Conlon, chief executive at the Senior Australians Equity Release (SEQUAL), said ...