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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
The Australian market is set to open higher after Wall Street rose slightly on positive reports for the US services sector and private hiring. At 0815 AEST on Thursday, the local December share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 4,448. ...

Vanguard makes index switch

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
In the largest international index provider benchmark switch ever, Vanguard is moving six international stock index funds from MSCI to FTSE and 16 US stock and balanced index funds to new benchmarks developed by the University of Chicago. Robin Bowerman ...

New exec chairman: Nomura Australia

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Asian investment bank Nomura has a new executive chairman for its Australian operations, with the appointment of Peter Meurer last week. Meurer joined Nomura in November 2009 as chairman of investment banking, Australia, prior to which he was vice chairman ...

Paragem signs ex-Securitor practice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Independent Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) provider Paragem has signed Ford + Scott Financial Planning Pty Ltd, after the Tasmanian-based business resigned from Westpac's Securitor AFSL. "We've enjoyed a long and successful relationship ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Australian stocks have opened firmer, extending gains from the previous day in response to the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) interest rate cut. At 1029 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 19.4 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 4,452.4 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market is set to open higher despite weakness on overseas markets after Spain said it was not preparing a request for a bailout loan. Investors have been anticipating that the Spanish government would ask for help for nearly ...

Spanish fly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Just when we thought we're done and over with playing the "would they, would they not" guessing came, another one comes along. We played the game last month. Those we bet on to do did. The European Central Bank announced Outright Monetary Transactions. ...

Two execs depart Telstra Super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
Two executives are to depart the marketing and HR functions of Australia's largest corporate superannuation fund. Cameron Hill, product and marketing manager at Telstra Super will move to OnePath in the coming weeks while Diana Maloney, general manager ...

Find super savings in public sector: Sherry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
Former Rudd-government minister for superannuation Nick Sherry has advocated scrapping remaining defined benefit schemes for public servants and finding necessary savings by reducing public sector contributions instead of making cuts to broader super ...

Super funds line up for Sevior

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
Veteran stock picker John Sevior's new fund is being reviewed by CBUS Super for an Australian Equities mandate. CBUS - which had an Australian equities mandate with Sevior's former employer Perpetual at the time of his departures - said that it is doing ...