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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2006
The Australian share market should open firmer as a solid lead from the US and improved precious and base metal prices set the tone for a solid end to the week. However, with a dearth of equity news expected today, investors could just draw breath ahead ...

BT Aussie small caps upgraded to four stars

BT's Australian small cap companies funds have been upgraded by S&P from three to four stars. S&P said it regarded the BT team's investment process as systematic and disciplined. It provided a transparent and risk-controlled framework for stock selection ...

Let's get ethical: Hunter Hall

Ethical fund manager Hunter Hall is proving you can save the world and save for your retirement at the same time, with the group's Global Ethical Trust returning a high 26.4 per cent over the year to December versus its benchmark's much lower 17 per ...

ING software roll-out to reduce the SoA burden

ING is set to roll-out a new online limited advice solution to reduce the Statement of Advice burden for advisers. Using a customised version of XPLAN's financial planning software, ING will launch the online limited advice solution as part of its substantial ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2006
The Australian share market is likely to open lower following a weak lead from Wall Street. US markets fell overnight when the bourse reopened after the Martin Luther King public holiday as the earnings season cranked up a notch and oil prices rose. ...

Challenger welcomes back S&P four stars

After an almost two year hiatus, Challenger's Australian Share Fund and Select Australian Share Fund have both been upgraded back to four stars by Standard and Poor's (S&P). The Australian share fund has returned from a three star rating to a four star ...

Super funds pile on global equities

Vision Super joins a growing list of super funds that are ramping up their weighting on international equities, supporting recent reports that investors expect potentially higher returns overseas. The steadily depreciating AUD is also fuelling the sentiment ...

ASIC gives credit rating agencies a break

ASIC will give credit ratings agencies a break from the financial services licensing regime, in relation to their credit ratings on debt type instruments only. The relief will exempt Moody's Investors Service Pty Limited, Standard & Poor's (Australia) ...

IFSA get set to push product rationalisation

Product rationalisation is high on the agenda for IFSA next year, with estimates that if the reforms it suggests are successful it will save the industry between $120 million and $350 million a year in compliance costs. IFSA's December 2005 report outlines ...

STP insurance breakthrough through STS

An insurance buying and processing web-based platform has just been launched that enables advisers to buy insurance for their clients almost instantaneously. The platform has been developed by Australian company Straight Through Solutions (STS). It ...