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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... higher. The Hang Seng Index added 62.53 points to 22,619.18. The Shanghai Composite Index added 6.31 points to 2,270.28. Regional markets are experiencing a correction following recent gains that have been fuelled by growing confidence in the global ...

Advisers overlooking business development

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... understands your business and that your growth plans align if you are to realise the best possible price. "Selling a regional business to a group really only focused on metropolitan practices, for example, may give you less bargaining power."

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... profit takers reversed earlier gains, but the US dollar extended its recent upward trend against the Japanese yen. The regional losses came despite another record close for the Dow Jones index on Wall Street, while Shanghai suffered another steep fall ...

Women in Super raises $14.8m for cancer research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... Classic", the organisation announced yesterday. This year the event will be held on May 12 in all capital cities and regional locations across Australia. Mother's Day Classic co-founder and national chair Louise Davidson said that this year's fundraising ...

Bond investors beware interest rate risk

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
Institutional investors who focus their investment strategies too heavily on the 'great rotation' out of bonds and into equities are likely to be caught out by the inherent risks that still pervade the market, according to a new report from the BlackRock ...

Pivotal changes name to Affinia

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... parent, Daichi Life. The name change follows the growth strategy that the company started a few weeks ago by hiring three regional managers that allowed Affinia to have dedicated representation across all states and territories in Australia. Pivotal ...

ANZ reports 6.2% cash profit rise

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... chief executive Mike Smith. "Productivity improvement is a key focus ensuring that we can continue to invest in our super regional strategy while also maintaining our financial performance." Australia's third largest bank also saw its household mortgages ...

Bibby appoints new sales manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Bibby Financial Services, a global debtor finance specialist, has appointed Rob Lamers as regional sales manager for Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Lamers, who will report to national sales director Gary Green, joins Bibby from Oxford Funding ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... a weaker yen, while Seoul was lower after news that North Korea had successfully tested a nuclear bomb. With several regional markets still closed for Lunar New Year celebrations, trading was quiet, while dealers look ahead to a meeting of the Group ...

Global listed property outperforms global equities by 8.6%

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... lower risk than their smaller counterparts. "With macro uncertainty prevailing, fund managers were not taking material regional bets but instead focusing on stock selection," said Coutts. Many are 'sticking to their knitting' and focusing on bottom up ...