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Planners double allocation to term deposits

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
Allocation to term deposits from financial planners more than doubled over 12 months to November 2011, according to wealth researcher Investment Trends. Planners invested 28% of client inflows in cash and term deposits in the 12 months to November 2011 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher following a strong positive lead from both the US and Europe overnight. At 0800 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 49 points at 4,242. In economic news on Thursday ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Australian stocks have opened slightly higher after mixed leads from offshore bourses kept investors wary ahead of the start of the local earnings season. Wall Street ended lower after US gross domestic product (GDP) data missed expectations - despite ...

GESB appoints new CEO ahead of reform

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
Former CEO of Westscheme Super Howard Rosario has been appointed chief executive officer of GESB. Rosario's appointment comes at a pivotal time for the $12 billion public sector employee fund with state superannuation reform due this year. Currently ...

Happy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
It was another day on the financial markets, another one of those happy days. Yes Virginia, commodity markets are up, equity markets are up - even for those recently credit rating snipped Eurozone bourses - and bond yields are lower - even for those ...

Pressure on yields continues

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
As new liquidity requirements push demand for state debt higher and Australia's AAA rating holds, there is no end in sight for downward pressure on yields, according to an industry expert. Added pressure from foreign borrowing and high bank demand looks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's positive lead. At 0756 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 28 points at 4,225. No major economic or equities news is expected on Friday. In Australia ...

AMIST Super appoints new CEO

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
James Thomas has been appointed to the role of chief executive officer for AMIST Super, the $1.2 billion meat industry fund. The previous CEO of AMIST Super, John Livanas, resigned to take over as chief executive officer of State Super on October 24. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after Moody's Investors Service doused investor optimism when it said it would review all the credit ratings of all European nations following last week's fiscal pact to solve the eurozone financial ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
Australian shares slipped after disappointing employment data added to an already negative trend as doubts linger over the outcome of a crucial eurozone debt crisis summit. Australia's unemployment rate rose to 5.3 per cent in November as the number ...