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Economic round-up: Another day, another record

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
As our dollar continues challenging its own records, and puts the squeeze on smaller mining companies, soaring takeover activity sees Australia join a world gone M&A mad. The Australian dollar strengthened almost 20 per cent against the greenback in ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is set to open higher this morning, fuelled by a healthy lift in most of the base metal prices and a positive day of Wall Street trading. At 0757 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was 55 ...

Industry cheers red tape cuts

... proposed laws, financial planners will only need to provide a Record of Advice (RoA) as opposed to a full Statement of Advice (SoA) for individuals investing less than $15,000. Planners also don't have to produce SoAs if they did not receive pay for ...

Advisers have 30 days to issue SoA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has extended the period in which an adviser can provide a Statement of Adive (SoA) from five to 30 days to cope with the frenzy of activity around the new super rules. ASIC said it had responded to concerns ...

Advice shortage shows system is failing: TOWER

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... financial advice. Minto strongly supports consumers being protected, but said that when even a basic Statement of Advice (SOA) document costs an adviser as much as $1250 to prepare, then very few advisers can really afford to see clients unless they ...

Platinum listing turns to gold

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
Platinum Asset Management had a stellar debut on the Australian Securities Exchange, with shares jumping by over 70 per cent in the first day of trade. Kerr Neilson's Platinum Asset Management (ASX: PTM) issued 112.2 million shares at $5.00 per share ...

Planning business gives teachers bad advice

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
A Sydney financial planning business targeting teachers has been found guilty of providing super switching advice that was misleading or deceptive. The Supreme Court of New South Wales found First Capital Financial Planning, under the business name ...

Mile high wages club to soar

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
With a tight labour market and skills shortages pumping up wages, commercial pilots look to be next to join the mile-high club in wages growth, adding to recent burgeoning national wages growth. Australia's wages are said to have grown at a record pace ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007
The Australian share market maintained its strength at noon as it followed the strong lead from the US market and shares in Leighton Holdings soared after a profit upgrade. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 54.9 points at 6352.3, while ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
The Australian share market is expected to slip back slightly today after a record run as Qantas remains in a trading halt and the market awaits the outcome of today's Federal budget. At 0811 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price ...