australian market

Financial planning

Look out Australia, here comes the US cavalry

For years the Australian financial services industry has looked across the Pacific for future trends, but none of the US behemoths have grabbed a stranglehold on the reta...

Financial planning

Master outlives usefulness

SunGard EBS Asia Pacific, the supplier for master trust and wrap account soft-ware will discontinue the production of use of its flagship software MASTER....

Financial planning

Net gains to be had when going for broke online

It seems almost weekly that a new online stock trading system is rolled out in the Australian market, offering more and more service for a seemingly shrinking price tag. ...

Financial planning

MFS counting on impact in Aussie retail market

US funds management giant Massachusetts Financial Services (MFS) has launched its first retail offering into the Australian market via a rebadged product which carries th...

Financial planning

Selected gains to be made...

Australian equities look set for another positive 12 months and a possible global re-rating after beating back last year’s regional slowdown, writes investment analyst Mi...