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Westpac Institutional Bank names CFO

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
Westpac Institutional Bank has appointed Terry Winder as the new chief financial officer, following an extensive global search. Winder, who has over 25 years experience in financial markets, joined Westpac in 2010 and has been acting chief financial ...

Big data 'big headache' for super: J.P Morgan

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
Understanding the likely impact of "big data" is rapidly becoming a key differentiator for Australian super funds and other large financial institutions vying for customers, according to J.P Morgan. The asset servicing firm argues that those funds truly ...

More jobs, more jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
So what did you think? Was it good or bad? Good enough to keep the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) finger off the trigger for another month or something ominous that it would have no option but the fire? Was the "6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after a positive lead from overseas with markets shrugging off Standard & Poor's slashing Spain's credit rating and gaining added steam from a big drop in US jobs claims. At 0636 AEDT on Friday ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
Australian stocks are half a per cent weaker, with declines in the materials and financial sectors leading the broader market lower. At 1029 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 24.5 points, or 0.55 per cent, at 4,466.2 points ...

REST Super to invest in transport infra

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
REST Industry Super and Cintra Infrastructures, have entered into an agreement to selectively invest and operate toll-road projects in Australia. As a result of the agreement, REST said its collaboration with Cintra will initially identify and develop ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following losses on Wall Street with investors cautious after Alcoa said China's economic slowdown was hitting aluminum consumption and Chevron slashed its earnings outlook. At 0815 AEDT on Thursday, the ...

APRA releases MySuper transition guidance

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
The prudential regulator announced today that it has released for public consultation its draft guidance for the transfer of funds under the MySuper legislation. The guidance is intended to assist registerable superannuation entity (RSE) licensees to ...

Urbanisation fuelling resource demand

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
Despite concerns over China's slowdown, urbanisation both there and around the world will continue to fuel demand for Australian commodities, said one of Asia's largest asset managers. Recent research suggests that that another 3 billion people will ...

Woe R'Us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
Australians all let's NOT rejoice. How can we when day in, day out - days in-between - we're reminded of the woeful state that the world is in and that... we'll be swimming with the fishes along with it? Woe R'Us. Look beyond the sea that girths our ...