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Investor confidence shaken, and stirred

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Despite better economic numbers from the US and at home, Australians are less confident about their finances today than they were three months ago, a study found. The Suncorp Life Confidence Index fell 1.5 points fell from 60.9 in April 2010 to 59.4 ...

Mistaken identity on term deposits

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
Financial planners need greater education on term deposits according to research - but the chair of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) questions some of the research assumptions and said planners are already 'well trained' in the correct use of ...

Rewind and replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... Speculation will continue about the underlying outlook for the economy and financial market activity volatile as it responds to the ups and downs in claims. Thus far, we're still on the lookout for a major catalyst that would break the deadlock between ...

Planners must follow insto go signal

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
Equity risk appetite is back in positive territory among institutional investors - a trend planners sitting on the cash fence should pay heed to or risk clients missing out on the upside, an expert told 400 advisers and investors at an Asgard forum. ...

Snakes and ladders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
What the? The past three straight trading days on 'The Street' provided a perfect specimen of investors' one data point to the next data point existence. Day 1. Overall US non-farm payrolls fell by less than expected in August. Private sector jobs increased ...

Realindex tops $2bn in FUM

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
Realindex, a Colonial First State subsidiary, announced it has surpassed $2 billion in funds under management, barely two years after launching. Andrew Francis, the company's chief executive, told Financial Standard that a recent Australian equities ...

SMSF advisers back FOFA call to upskill

SPAA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
More than 90 per cent of SMSF advisers support raising competency levels through the proposed Future of Financial Advice Reforms - while 6 out of 10 advisers agree SMSF auditors should be registered with ASIC, new research shows. According to the 2010 ...

S&P places CFS funds on hold

S&P RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... Capital Pty Ltd., one of five equally weighted managers currently held within each of these fund's existing multi-manager line-ups," noted a press statement from S&P. S&P has also announced a 'sell' rating on 452 Capital's Australian equity strategies. ...

Converting to convertible bonds

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
With economies on both sides of the Atlantic faced with the dual threats of rising debt and deficits, and stubbornly high unemployment, economists and central bankers are divided as to whether the escalating prices of the late 1970's or a Japanese-style ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, led by gains in the mining sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14.8 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 4,415.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had gained 16.7 points, or ...