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PlanTech wins software mandate

PlanTech Consulting Group has been appointed by Centric Wealth to provide its adviser and risk research support software system.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer as strong base metal prices set the tone for the local bourse.

Big things come in Smallco packages

Little known fund Smallco Investment is celebrating its fifth year in business on a high note reporting a strong 19 per cent return since inception and a ratings upgrade from Zenith.

Index for the smart, hedge for the stupid

US-based investment theory and practice guru Rex Sinquefield entertained, enlightened and provoked the audience at the FPA conference last week when he questioned returns made by hedge funds and called those who invest in them "stupid".

Market wrap

The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a surge in precious metal prices and continued strength in base metals are both expected to underpin the resources sector.

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a softer US market and benign base metal prices weigh on the overall bourse.

World markets getting risk averse: State Street

Global markets have tipped the scales during October to be more risk averse, after a very buoyant September.

Australians will pay for ID fraud protection: Unisys

A recent survey has shown that Australian consumers are willing to pay higher fees or switch banks if that means they can avoid becoming the victims of ID fraud.

ASIC chairman talks about governance and er, bullfrogs

In his keynote speech at a legal conference in Melbourne yesterday, ASIC chairman Jeff Lucy drew on a bullfrogs analogy to talk about financial fraud and corporate governance.

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as US markets retreated on concerns about the housing sector, although a raft of domestic news is expected to drive the local bourse today.