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Finsia opens doors to experts

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
Finsia has created a mentoring program for its members to provide them with career advice and allow them to meet industry veterans. The 16-week Finsia Mentoring Program costs $600 and is only available to Finsia members across Australia and New Zealand. ...

India dominates global IPO

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
The volatile Indian stock market may have been hit harder than stock markets in the developed world during January but it hasn't frightened companies that believe in its upside, judging on latest global IPO data. The Indian market wide NIFTY index from ...

UBS and Genworth tap income-for-life market

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
UBS Global Asset Management has teamed up with Genworth Financial to embark on a new venture catering to the employer-sponsored retirement plan segment in the US. UBS and retirement income solutions provider Genworth recently announced its agreement ...

Why only bank fees in government sights?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
If government intervention is warranted to fix bank fees and grocery costs and monitor fuel prices, then it can't too long until super fund transfers feel the same blowtorch. As part of the government's inflation attack strategy, Treasurer Wayne Swan ...

SEQUAL calls for better RM literacy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
Reverse mortgage peak body, SEQUAL, is calling for government support to educate retirees on the benefits of reverse mortgages after a survey revealed 60 per cent of retirees do not understand them. Retail Finance Intelligence (RFI) interviewed 1000 ...

Count down to lower H2 revenue

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
Count Financial may have pocketed a neat $10.74 million in after-tax profits for the second half of 2007, but the firm makes no pretense in warning that the figures will be anything but rosy for the same time this year. Count Financial reported a net ...

Sustainability the new pizzazz at nabCapital

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
Wholesale investors will soon be able to pick another fish from the sustainable funds pond as nabCapital launches its first sustainable-centric investment product. nabCapital's Sustainable Notes Series 2008-1 will allow investors to invest in 20 ASX ...

Asia Pac equities in the red

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2008
The recent declines in Asian equities may have opened a myriad of investment opportunity windows globally, but investors should adopt a cautious approach to avoid being stung by poor quality investments. Following the recent declines in Asian equities ...

Something interesting about rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2008
There may be a debate emerging about whether we really do have an inflation problem, but inflation is a hugely significant problem that should never go unchecked. Prompting the discussion is that remedies to attack it are seen by some commentators as ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2008
The Australian share market is expected to have a mixed opening today, following a flat lead from Wall Street and higher base metals prices in London on Friday. At 0745 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract ...