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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Australian markets have received no lead from Wall Street, closed as US markets were for Thanksgiving. At 0746 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, however, the December Share Price Index futures contract was up 32 points at 3,600. In economic news ...

Cybercriminals target fin services

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
One-stop shop financial services groups should be more vigilant about how they store and manage client accounts after a new report found that online criminals are getting better at exploiting stolen financial data. Security solutions provider Symantec ...

Time to acknowledge the best: HESTA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
The $13 billion HESTA Super Fund is paying tribute to its members and the nursing profession in Australia, as nominations open for the 2009 HESTA Australian Nursing Awards. Nominations for the 2009 HESTA Australian Nursing Awards, which will see $25,000 ...

Free money can be costly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 23 NOV 2008
Inflation is out and deflation is the new black. If the prospect for falling prices becomes entrenched even free money will be expensive. Just over four months ago when crude oil reached nearly US$150 a barrel, many central bankers remained keenly focused ...

Passport to profit

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
Securitor is taking the profitability of its 462 planners' business seriously - the dealer group has launched a new "Passport to Profit" program to fine-tune four areas of its members' business structures to improve their bottom lines. Neil Younger ...

Macq confirms bank guarantee

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
Macquarie Group has informed retail banking clients the Federal Government's Guarantee will extend to its cash deposits across its banking product suite at no extra cost. According to Macquarie Group, cash deposits held by retail clients are protected ...

Platforms should adopt insto approach

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
Platforms should adopt an institutional approach to product selection, rather than merely responding to short-term trends, said Bruce Murphy executive director, distribution, Macquarie Funds Group. Murphy said the bear market would likely lead to a ...

Planners to behave like CFOs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
Financial planners should move to a model where they act as a chief financial officer (CFO) for clients, managing relationships with other wealth management experts to cater to all the client's needs. Martin Mulcare, Strategic Consulting and Training ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after a late surge left Wall Street higher, recovering from being around two per cent down in late afternoon trading. At 0810 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures ...

The best forecaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
Those of you who still remember the 'Maestro' - former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan - would also recall one of his musings, the long-term interest rate conundrum. In his testimony before the US Congress in February 2005, Greenspan declared ...