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Dazza is a dud: FPA survey

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
Despite initial claims of success with consumers, almost two-thirds of Financial Planning Association (FPA) members believe the Value of Advice 'Dazza' advertising campaign has been a flop. First aired on national TV in October 2005, and backed up by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... release thier full year results. On Monday, the Australian stock market closed with strong gains driven by solid growth in major mining and banking stocks. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 96.7 points to 6,185.2, while the all ordinaries ...

ASIC to tighten debenture regulations

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
... valuation standards and improved disclosure on portfolio diversification, related party transactions and rollovers. One of the major reasons for the benchmarks, according to the paper was that "retail investors cannot obtain and rely on research prepared ...

Erste Bank signs SimCorp for fund platform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
SimCorp Dimension has scored a major coup after it signed a funds management and administration IT contract with Erste Bank, one of the largest financial services group in Central and Eastern Europe. The Austrian banking giant will use SimCorp as its ...

SEQUAL toughens 'no negative equity' rules

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
Reverse mortgage lenders group SEQUAL has released an improved code of conduct, tightening conditions on 'no negative equity guarantees' and providing better protection to retirees. The new minimum standards for the mandatory 'no negative equity guarantee' ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
... but it's not as exciting as the gains we made yesterday," she said. Jarvis said metal prices were improving, but that the major banks were weak. "Basically, it looks like metal prices are slightly stronger, including nickel, which is helping the rally ...

QIC appoints former HESTA marketing head

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
QIC has scored a major coup when it poached former HESTA executive manager of marketing strategy Bruce Stafford become its new head of marketing. Stafford left after seven years at HESTA, where he won multiple awards, including two ASFA Communications ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
... us," he said. "We are currently up (196) points which is pretty solid and there are improvements across the board. All the major companies are participating in it. "Stocks that have been knocked around recently are starting to perform quite a bit better." ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
... up at the moment, but we've had a very dramatic morning. Things are starting to settle a bit and we are not getting the major gyrations that we've seen, but who knows?" "Once again there is still a lot of nervousness in the market over concerns on what ...

Bear claws and database gremlins

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
... safer option than risking continued trade without it. Wall Street had officially entered a 'correction', when all three major indices dropped more than 10 per cent from the record highs reached in mid-July. However, a late recovery saw the S&P 500 finishing ...