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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following the US and Europe's leads as workers across indebted eurozone nations protest against their governments' deep austerity programs. At 0631 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures ...

Investors more satisfied with SMSF than pooled funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
Satisfaction with the self-managed super funds (SMSFs) remains considerably higher than that of retail and industry funds, according to the latest Roy Morgan Superannuation Satisfaction report shows. SMSFs can boast 64% satisfaction while industry funds ...

A week full of question marks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
Now what's wrong this time? The US Bureau of Labor Statistics released the 'mother-of-all-economic statistics' at the end of last week's trading and it was good. But how did Mr. Market react? He thought it was good too until... he didn't. The S&P 500 ...

New emerging market dividend fund

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
Two Australian institutional investors, one a super fund, have been the first to invest in a newly available emerging markets dividend fund. Emerging market equities specialist Somerset Capital has launched the registered Australian managed investment ...

Aligned or independent: Advisers must be relevant

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
Whether advisers choose to stand-alone or stand-aligned, they're both confronted with developing an advice model that resonates with the disparate needs of clients. That was the overarching sentiment a group of industry practitioners shared with delegates ...

Importance of company culture overlooked

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The importance of creating a strong business culture with core values at its centre is too often overlooked by financial services companies, according to Kim Payne, managing director of Experience Wealth Consulting. Payne, a former adviser with more ...

Perennial defection triggers Zenith review

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
Zenith has placed three Perennial property trusts under review, after key staff moved across to Colonial First State Global Asset Management. When Perennial head of property David Kivell replaced the outgoing Steven Hayes, an exodus from the investment ...

Job cuts at PIS

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
Professional Investment Services has announced structural changes that will see management roles cut. Chief executive Peter Walther in a statement said that while the changes were not motivated by cost cutting, nor were they based on performance of ...

Wealth Enhancers appoints risk insurance adviser

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
Former Zurich high flyer, Belinda Sirio joins fast-growing boutique firm Wealth Enhancers as their first dedicated risk insurance adviser. Building on the specialist model the firm has embraced from day one, CEO Finn Kelly said: "Belinda is an excellent ...

Market Wrap - late AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
Australian shares have opened flat after better than expected Chinese trade figures balanced weak leads from Wall Street and Europe. At 1020 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 1.1 points, or 0.02 per cent, at 4,487.7 points, while ...