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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar was over one US cent lower on Wednesday after the central bank kept the cash rates on hold on Tuesday and the release of weak US economic data overnight. At 0700 (AEST), the Australian dollar was trading at 107.80 US cents, down ...

Coaching tips invigorate adviser roadshow

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... session on how to build an award-winning business at the Association of Financial Advisers national roadshow in Sydney today. Steve Salvia, financial coach and chief executive of Southern Financial Strategies gave helpful pointers on how to increase ...

Improved governance called for all round

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
Several large superannuation funds last week demanded improved corporate governance in the wake of the News Corporation scandal, but both the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Australian Institute of Company Directors have said the ...

Other play factors

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
What's the final deal going to be? Will they, won't they? Sorry Virginia, not talking about the grand theatrics that is the US debt ceiling negotiations this time. Today, I refer these questions to our very own Reserve Bank of the Advance Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
The Australian share market has received negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with markets falling as US policy-makers continue to search for a resolution of the country's immediate debt problem. At 0728 AEST, the local September share price ...

ANZ gains head of wealth marketing in newly expanded role

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... OnePath, while the newly expanded role covers other areas of the business including ANZ Private Bank. Pidcock will report to Steve Sheppard, general manager of strategy and marketing at ANZ Wealth. Sheppard said the new position would help ANZ grow its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
The Australian stock market is expected to open slightly higher today despite a mixed performance on United States markets on Friday. At 0627 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was up three points at 4,590. On the company ...

AMP embeds AXA management into new structure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
AMP again vowed to put quality financial advice at its heart after establishing a new eight division business structure for AMP Financial Services (AFS). AMP has put a new management team in place, effective August 1, ahead of its results announcement ...

New index rates sovereign debt issuers

BLACKROCK RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
BlackRock has launched a new index to help fund managers assess credit risk for governments that issue sovereign debt. Steve Miller, head of Australian fixed income at BlackRock, said the BlackRock Sovereign Risk Index would help portfolios to better ...

Commonwealth trustee reforms passes Senate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... and civilian scheme members," said Senator Wong. The set of legislation passed with the support of the Greens, Senators Steve Fielding and Nick Xenophon, and a number of independents, but the Opposition did not back the changes. Senator Nick Sherry ...