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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... growth following a major downgrade to a key economic indicator on the Asian giant. The Conference Board, a US business research firm, revised the April Leading Economic Indicator for China to 0.3 per cent from 1.7 per cent. The board then announced that ...

Govt provides flexibility on fee for service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... be hourly fees and percentage fees - subject, of course to the guiding principles of the reforms." Investment Trends research released when the government proposed the reforms found more than 56 per cent of 1,401 financial planners surveyed source their ...

Jana and Frontier add to ranks

MEDIA RELEASES  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... in July. "Michael and Daniel will join Frontier's consulting team and be involved in both client work and investment research across a number of sectors," said Fiona Trafford-Walker, managing director at Frontier. Frontier has $100 billion in funds under ...

Westpac gives employees 12 months super pay

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... Financial Services Association urged the government to include superannuation in any parental paid leave scheme after research found Australian mothers typically accumulate much less retirement savings than men. Research conducted by Rice Warner Actuaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... 15 points lower at 4,362 points. There is no economics news scheduled for release on Tuesday. In equities news, CREATE Research releases the results of its 2010 asset management industry report, Exploiting Uncertainty in Investment Markets. In Australia ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... September futures contract was 52 points lower, or 1.16 per cent, at 4435 points, on volume of 12,111 contracts. IG Markets research analyst Ben Potter said cyclical sectors such as financials, consumer discretionary and materials were hurting the most. ...

Short form PDS gets green light

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... period to June 2012 will enable funds to implement the changes in a cost-effective way and conduct appropriate consumer research, said the industry body. "With the imminent release of the final report from the Cooper Review, the Government's response ...

Australians frustrated with fin companies

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... customer turnover following poor customer service, compared with telecoms, internet service providers and insurance, new research shows. A survey of 702 respondents by RightNow found that nearly 1 in 3 people dealing with a finance company in Australia ...

How the wealthy invest their money

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... ownership, we found that they needed financial advice to manage their ongoing wealth," he said. By contrast, the same research shows HNW clients have become disenchanted with regulatory bodies and institutions that are "meant to oversee markets and protect ...

AMP adds resources to Asian equities

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... joining CLSA. McLean previously worked at Three Pillars Portfolio Managers, which was previously part of van Eyk, as a research analyst and portfolio manager covering financial, property, agricultural and industrial sectors. Prior to that role, he worked ...