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Insurers want wireless relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... for mobile phone technology may soon be the next phase in insurance. Launched in conjunction with the Financial Services Council (FSC), the report found 17 per cent of Australians use their mobile-connected devices to search for and make decisions about ...

Aust fund managers passport to Japan

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... to trying to provide the best framework for entry into these markets, but it will take some time." Financial Services Council (FSC) has been pursuing the introduction of a passport with Treasury and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... 93.47 points (0.74 per cent) at 12,719.49. The broader S&P 500 rallied 14.00 points (1.05 per cent) to 1,353.22, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 38.64 points (1.36 per cent) to 2,872.66. Stocks jumped on encouraging jobs data from the payrolls ...

LG Super awards $150m global equity mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... member of Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), which supports green investing and invests in overseas clean tech investment projects such as windfarms in China, Europe and the US, as well as other forms of renewable energy such as biomass. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... Alumina Ltd, IRESS Market Technology Ltd and Santos Ltd hold annual general meetings. In Perth, the Australia China Business Council will hear an address by the Federal Minister for Trade, Craig Emerson. Fairfax Media Ltd chairman Roger Corbett addresses ...

Funds to talk insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... - not just by setting a minimum level of default cover. Green told the conference, organised by the Financial Services Council, that although mortality rates were flattening, death claims were rising because historically many people were totally unaware ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... cent) to finish at 12,213.09. The broad-market S&P 500 index retreated 1.80 points (0.14 per cent) to 1,320.02, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite shed 14.05 points (0.51 per cent) at 2,751.72. Crude oil prices fell in New York and rose in London as ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... 12,090.03. The S&P 500 index, a broader measure of the markets, fell 11.02 points (0.83 per cent) to 1,310.13, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite shed 39.04 points (1.40 percent) at 2,745.63. "We expect global stock prices will remain volatile following ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... 191.40 points (1.59 per cent) higher at 12,258.20, while the broader S&P 500 index rose 22.53 (1.72 per cent) to 1,330.97. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 50.67 points (1.84 per cent) at 2,798.74. The market jump came as new data releases strengthened ...

Govt lays ground for Stronger Super

GOVT RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... members of the Group are: Paul Costello, Chair John Berrill, Principal, Maurice Blackburn John Brogden, Financial Services Council Dick Grozier, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Peggy Haines, Consultant, Freehills Richard Lloyd, CHOICE Tim ...