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Zurich Australia chief executive to retire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
... Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich Australia) is set to retire after 35 years in the financial services industry. Tom Brown, who has just announced his intention to retire on 31 December this year, will be succeeded by David Smith, currently ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
US producer prices increased by 0.2 per cent in May, lower than market expectations for a 0.4 per cent rise. However, the core PPI rate - which excludes food and energy - went up by a larger than expected 0.3 per cent. Year-on-year, headline PPI is ...

Don't drink coffee, make more than $160,000

A new online survey revealed that three out of four young Australians would happily drop daily habits such as buying take-away coffee, office lunch and cigarettes to save up for their retirement. Online superannuation provider maxsuper.com.au conducted ...

AMPFP scraps industry funds

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... to any planner request to provide information and recommendations on products not on the APSL," Guggenheimer said. However, Tom Collins, managing director of Tom Collins Consultancy, said the situation was symptomatic of a broader problem. "My view falls ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will meet again tomorrow to deliberate on domestic monetary policy settings. Financial markets expect the RBA not to immediately follow-up last month's 25-basis point rate hike, which took the official cash rate to ...

Platforms: here today, gone tomorrow

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2006
... had their day in the sun and the future opportunity lies in direct investing between just the investor and the fund manager, Tom Collins believes. Speaking at the Rainmaker Marketing Symposium yesterday, financial services consultant and stalwart, Tom ...

Fidelity appoints new BDM

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
Fidelity Investments Australia has appointed a new associate director of business development. Tom Keenan, a former business development manager with Colonial First State, will join the current sales team of seven and will focus on developing intermediary ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
Financial markets await tonight's unveiling of the country's federal budget and tomorrow night's monetary policy deliberation by the US Federal Reserve. Australian Federal Treasurer Peter Costello will announce his 11th Budget tonight in Canberra where ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
Following a week of controversy surrounding the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) announcement of a 25 basis point hike in the country's official cash rate, this week will give financial markets more variables to digest as the Federal Treasury delivers ...

First State Super goes public offer

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
... while also allowing members' families and other private sector employees to come on board. Chairman of First State Super, Dr Tom Parry, said that from Monday next week members would be able to stay with the fund and continue making contributions when ...