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Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
Market volatility increased last week as markets for bonds, equities and commodities sold off after higher-than-expected US CPI inflation data doused market expectations that the US Federal Reserve will give interest rate hikes a breather. Financial ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
The Australian share market should open weaker as softer commodity prices weigh on the previously robust resources sector, although this weakness is expected to be partially offset by some safe haven buying in the financial sector. On the Sydney Futures ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
The Australian share market should open firmer as a surge in base and precious metal prices overnight, together with another gain in oil prices, underpin the resource sector. Also, earnings from two of Australia's top 20 companies, as well as continued ...

Super adviser loses license after ASIC super switching survey

... ASIC's executive director of enforcement. Adding to this, SMS Advising Group also failed to provide statements of advice (SoA) to its clients, failed to lodge financial records with ASIC and had inadequate compliance and complaints handling procedures. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as concerns about higher oil prices and a mixed lead from base metals create negative momentum for the domestic bourse. With stockmarkets in both Europe and the US ending weaker overnight, higher ...

ASIC shadow shopping: the good, the bad and the ugly

... recommending in-house or associated products. And another problem highlighted concerned the issuing of Statement of Advice (SOA). The survey revealed only 20 per cent of consumers received proper disclosure of the costs and consequences of switching. ...

Daily economic update

The US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) began its two-day meeting last night - the first meeting under the chairmanship of Ben Bernanke. There is almost a unanimous expectation that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by 25 basis points ...

Daily economic update

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Council (MPC) voted 8-1 to keep interest rates unchanged for the seventh month in a row. The minutes of the MPC March meeting revealed that the almost unanimous decision to keep interest rates steady at 4.5 per ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2006
The Australian share market should open slightly weaker, although another raft of domestic earnings should set the overall tone for the domestic bourse. US stocks are providing a slightly positive lead but weakness in base and precious metals, as well ...

ING software roll-out to reduce the SoA burden

ING is set to roll-out a new online limited advice solution to reduce the Statement of Advice burden for advisers. Using a customised version of XPLAN's financial planning software, ING will launch the online limited advice solution as part of its substantial ...