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Asia vital for Aus business: Harcourt

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
Australia's economic position in a global context was up for discussion at the Financial Standard's Chief Economist Forum in Sydney and Melbourne this week. Speaker Tim Harcourt, chief economist for Australian and Global Economics at the UNSW Australian ...

Another 'should have gone shopping' moment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... that have reported so far this season have topped market expectations. And this is not entirely due to cost cutting. US business sales have been growing at double-digit annual rates since the start of this year - much, much more than the boom pre-GFC ...

Coin toss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... the pace before the GFC - yes, the boom years. The same is true for real personal income. Annual growth of 12.4 in US business sales (manufacturing and trade) is the highest on my records (dating back from January 1993). The only thing I don't have to ...

Thanks but no thanks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
Gimme, gimme. This was the financial markets' almost universal clamour just a few weeks ago before the Fed handed down QE2. They wanted it... and so desperately. Heck, some even wanted more than the US$600 billion Big Ben handed out. But that was a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on Tuesday as Wall Street extended its rally on company acquisitions and stronger than expected economic data from China. At 0758 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index ...

IOOF books $225m net inflows, simplifies ops

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
IOOF Holdings, the listed financial services group that could become the new owner of the AXA North platform subject to ongoing AXA APH merger talks, books a strong set of full-year results and flags the continuing consolidation of its various business ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... economic growth following a major downgrade to a key economic indicator on the Asian giant. The Conference Board, a US business research firm, revised the April Leading Economic Indicator for China to 0.3 per cent from 1.7 per cent. The board then announced ...

Planning firm to drop commission-based insurance advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
NAB-owned planning group Godfrey Pembroke has set in motion a strategy that will switch all of its planners out of providing commission-based advice on insurance and mortgages. The decision goes against common practice in the planning industry of maintaining ...

Instreet hires HFA exec

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
Boutique fund manager Instreet has hired former HFA Asset Management executive Sam Harris as relationship manager for New South Wales. With more than eight years of experience in the financial services industry, he brings to the role knowledge of the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket has opened 0.3 per cent higher, led by stocks with US operations and wealth managers, after the US unemployment rate declined unexpectedly. At 1017 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14.4 points, or 0.31 per cent ...

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Australian Retirement Trust people chief to depart

ELIZABETH FRY
Australian Retirement Trust has confirmed the departure of chief people officer Helen Jackson, who will leave at the end of the financial year.

SSGA loses $2.4bn in two months

KARREN VERGARA
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) suffered $2.4 billion in net outflows over the last two months of 2023, the majority of which hit its Australian and international equities products.

AFCA seeks industry feedback on approaches

ELIZA BAVIN
The financial complaints authority is asking the industry for feedback on how it approaches issues and reaches decisions.

Apex, ACA partner to broaden client services

ANDREW MCKEAN
Apex Group and ACA Group have formed a partnership to offer their clients a wider range of services.

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