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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the situation in Ukraine was clearly dragging down the market. "We saw a stronger session on US markets before all this happened, and we would otherwise have expected to be firm," he said. Investors fear ...

A tall tale of a good story

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... since early 2006 - yup, the boom times before the GFC. And talkin' bout US home prices, the better-than-expected and stronger than the previous month's gain in house prices released simultaneously the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) got no mention. ...

A-dollar zero point six six

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... words, "oppository". Take the case of the "if the US lifts its rates by mid-2015". The Fed would lift rates in response to stronger US growth - which lifts global growth which lifts demand for commodity prices - and/or rising inflation - which slows ...

UniSuper adds to its technology team

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... O'Sullivan, said: "UniSuper uses technology to drive much of what it does. Notably, technology is a critical enabler for the Stronger Super changes - arguably Australia's largest retirement savings reform since super was first introduced."

Planners not meeting SMSF trustee demands

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... clients products on a product list is no longer a way of adding value. She added: "This research over four years is getting stronger and stronger every year in, 'We will not come to you if you cannot actually have a service that allows us to have a strategy ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
The Australian sharemarket has opened stronger due to record Chinese credit growth, a strong lead from Wall Street and better-than-expected domestic earnings season. CMC Markets chief analyst Ric Spooner said the weekend announcement of record credit ...

MetLife's Green returns to Australia to take up interim CEO role

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... seamless and that we continue to move forward on our Australian strategy and priorities. Our focus will remain on delivering stronger, long-lasting value for customers, distributors and employees," Menon said. MetLife Insurance Limited (MetLife), an ...

MetLife Australia announces interim CEO

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... seamless and that we continue to move forward on our Australian strategy and priorities. Our focus will remain on delivering stronger, long-lasting value for customers, distributors and employees," Menon said. MetLife Insurance Limited (MetLife), an ...

ACSA announces 2014 custody awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... to the custody industry." Darryll Rogers, Marian Azer and Daniel Cheever were recognised for their contribution in the Stronger Super Task Force. Paul Talbot was recognised for his role in the promoting the efficiencies of automated processing in the ...

APRA to scrutinise group insurance risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... how they would deal with them. Brunner also said that, with regard to the plethora of requirements associated with the Stronger Super reforms, "the time of forbearance is pretty much coming to an end." He went on: "We realised that people were doing ...