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Westpac warns tough year ahead

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... by comparison. With the St George deal removed from the equation on both sides, Westpac said profit was up 4%. The net interest margin, which is an area the bank said it has looked to manage with discipline, stood at 2.17% for the year, down 5% on 2011. ...

Beware greedy SMSF intermediaries

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... itself to take on the responsibility of back office administration. However, Christophe Schnelle, principal at In Your Interest Financial Planning, is concerned that the rise in these services and the competition planners and accountants face for new ...

Gen-Y teach old dogs new investment tricks: RaboDirect

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... The survey also revealed that of all the generations, Gen Y is making the most of their savings, with 44% using a high interest savings account, compared to 37% of Gen X and 38% of Baby Boomers. This generation is also better at managing their money ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... open with gains across the sector. "The whole resources sector has really had a wonderfully good open," he said. "The interest in a significant recovery in the US has helped, as has movement in base metal prices." Iron ore prices were up $US1 to $US120 ...

New emerging market dividend fund

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... targeted approaches to emerging market equities are being sought by Australian institutional investors, he said. While interest in emerging markets remains strong many Australian institutions already have an exposure to core emerging market strategies ...

With or without China we're not cactus: James

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... corporate health, and consequently the job market in the US, adds James are plans by the Federal Reserve (The Fed) to keep interest rates super low. "Unemployment is coming down and will continue to improve due to an improving house market," James advised. ...

Push... pussshh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012

Tyndall develops fixed income info kit

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... available to clients through their adviser. Roger Bridges, head of fixed income at Tyndall AM, said that with increasing interest in fixed income investments, Tyndall decided to develop the kit to assist advisers in answering questions from their clients ...

CGT relief passes House of Reps

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
Capital gains tax relief has been welcomed by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), after the Bill passed through the House of Representatives yesterday. The Bill extends the relief on capital loss rollovers to 1 July 2017 to coincide ...

Financial services outstrip mining: CommSec

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... businesses are delivering real wage growth. "These are figures that the Reserve Bank called economic nirvana." He added that, "Interest rates a significantly higher than the rest of the developed world leaving plenty of room for further stimulus. And ...