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Former AIST chief takes on age discrimination

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... notice of discrimination in getting a job, enrolling at a university, applying to rent a house, or using services like a bank, said McClelland. "Inaccurate stereotypes about older workers being inflexible or hard to train are just a few examples of age ...

BT regroups for market push

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... Cooper. As part of this restructure, several new divisions have been introduced while others have been internally reshaped. The Bank Distribution and Insurance division will be lead by general manager, Mark Smith and has the remit of cross selling to ...

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 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... they've also put some band aid options in place for the time being. "Also, there are some questions around what the Reserve Bank is going to do with rates today." Australian shares were down by about 0.9 per cent before the release of residential building ...

SMSFs stockpiling cash, weighted to banks

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... The report found the top ten most commonly held shares by dollars invested were BHP Billiton followed by the Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, ANZ, National Australia Bank, Woodside Petroleum, Woolworths, Wesfarmers, Rio Tinto and lastly Origin Energy. Telstra ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... September share price index futures contract was down 73 points at 4,397. In economics news on Tuesday, the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets to consider, inter alia, the level of official interest rates. Its decision is scheduled for ...

Agreement reached on debt ceiling

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... Australia reportedly has $11.2 billion in US treasury holdings including from super fund investment, banks and the Reserve Bank. Rainmaker research shows the average superannuation fund has 5.8% of their total assets in international fixed interest products. ...

Consumers flex social media muscle

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
In under 24 hours, over 4,000 people signed up to an online Big Bank Switch campaign by consumer group, CHOICE, reflecting the increasing power of social media as a form of communication. The big four banks, the main target of the campaign, were also ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... be important, he said. Locally, banks were the main beneficiaries of the positive investor sentiment. National Australia Bank was up 75 cents, or 3.1 per cent, at $24.75, ANZ added 60 cents, or 2.9 per cent, to $21.43, Commonwealth was up $1.34, or 2.7 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... due. US President Barack Obama is due to give a speech on negotiations to avert a US debt default at 1100 AEST. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will release its index of commodity prices for July. In other news, the Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum ...