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Chief operating officer departs legalsuper

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
After more than eight-and-a-half years at legalsuper, chief operating officer Maxine Jacona has left the $2.5 billion industry fund. The move was confirmed by legalsuper recently and it is understood Jacona ceased employment in March. "We can confirm ...

End heavy weighting in US equities: Tempo AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
Tempo Asset Management joined the ranks of global equities managers who are forecasting the end of the United States bull market. The third largest bull market in the US history has delivered "a remarkable performance but it's also very unusual," Tempo ...

PROFILE: PGI chief executive Grant Forster

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
Principal Global Investors (PGI) chief executive Grant Forster's first job at a Woolworths supermarket was hard work. He remembers long eight-hour shifts packing fridges, stacking shelves and assisting customers. "It taught me it was an area I didn't ...

Financial services SMEs top confidence survey

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
The financial services sector has ranked number one for optimism in the latest survey of SMEs conducted by Bibby Financial Services. Conducted in March, the Bibby Barometer survey quizzed 620 smaller companies (defined as having fewer than 200 employees) ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following losses on Wall Street. At 0655 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 50 points at 5,754. US stocks tumbled overnight on worries about higher oil prices and tensions ...

Insurance drives ANZ wealth performance

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
ANZ Global Wealth profit increased 11% for the six months to May 2015, with its insurance business leading the way. ANZ's insurance business benefited from growth in in-force premiums, stable claims and improved lapse experience, the company reported. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
The share market is higher after bank stocks rallied on the back of ANZ's solid profit result. ANZ delivered a better-than-expect first half cash profit on Tuesday, a day after Westpac disappointed the market with a flat earnings result that triggered ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0700 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 29 points at 5,835. US stocks gained some ground following the first rise in US factory ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
The share market is back in positive territory as iron ore production news boosts the big miners and revived expectations of an interest rate cut help the banks. The miners are the strongest performers after Brazilian giant Vale suggested it might take ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
The share market has retreated from the 6,000 point mark following a weak lead from Wall Street. Australia's big banks and miners are down, a day after the local market reached a two-week high. Australian Stock Report head of research Chris Conway said ...