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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
The Australian bond market fell overnight as US equities staged a comeback amid growing confidence the economy can weather a rise in delinquent mortgages made to risky borrowers. At 0900 AEDT, the yield on the Commonwealth Government February 2017 bond ...

PE stirs academic heat

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
The wave of private equity (PE) investment stirring political concerns in the UK, and to a lesser extent in the US, has prompted Australian academics to attempt a review of how PE investments should be regulated in Australia. Speaking at the Barbarians ...

Rainmaker Marketing Awards now open for nominations

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2007
Nominations have opened for the 2007 Rainmaker Marketing Awards honoring outstanding achievements in marketing, sales and business development by individuals, groups of individuals or organisations in the wealth management industry. "There are 17 awards ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
The Australian share market gained ground at noon with a robust performance of most stocks across the board after this morning's slightly weak opening. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lifted 37.3 points to 5867.5 whilst the all ordinaries ...

Advice already in client's best interest: FPA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
Financial advice must take into account the individual client's needs and circumstances and all conflicts must be disclosed, said Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive officer Jo-Anne Bloch. "Firstly, the Corporations Act already requires ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
The good work done by the Productivity Commission with another seminal report addressing the issue of Australia's capacity to improve and match the performance of the likes of the US has been released. The paper notes that while some European countries ...

Winds continue to favour private equity

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
Private equity deals look set to enjoy favourable environmental conditions for some time yet with more successful deals likely, according to van Eyk, although the sector may not be suitable to retail investors. Nigel Douglas, van Eyk investment strategist ...

FPA's Value of Advice Awards 2007

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is accepting entries for its Value of Advice Awards 2007, which acknowledge exemplary financial planners in five different categories. Started last year, the Value of Advice Awards cover five categories, namely ...

Perpetual gears up retail investors

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2007
Perpetual Investments has launched a structured product for retail investors with an option to gear up the investment and a capital protection function. Perpetual Protected Investments - Series 1 gives retail investors access to a range of 14 growth ...

Super rules will always change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2007
Superannuation rules will always be changing and the industry just has to accept this, said Ramani Venkatramani, general manager for specialised institutions at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). "Most organisations complaining about ...