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PROFILE: Cbus chief executive David Atkin

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... "wandering around the forest, being looked after by the locals, exploring every day, having a lot of fun." Atkin returned to Melbourne when he was seven and has remained there ever since. As an undergraduate at Melbourne University he specialised in ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... share price index futures contract was up nine points at 5,386. Locally, in economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Indexes of Economic Activity is due to be released. In equities news, BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals Group ...

Registrations open for Future2 Melbourne to Adelaide ride

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
Registrations are open for the 2014 Future2 Wheel Classic fundraising bike ride from Melbourne to Adelaide. Participants will raise funds that will enable Future2 to make grants to community not-for-profits that give opportunities to disadvantaged children ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... the June share price index futures contract was up 24 points at 5,428. In economic news on Wednesday, Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their latest survey of consumer sentiment. The Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes housing finance ...

Advisers show overwhelming support for ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... funds. A survey of attendees at SSgA's "Strategies for Accessing International Investment Opportunities" seminar in Melbourne found that 91% are currently allocating to ETFs while 100% would consider doing so in the next 12 months. Nearly half (48%) ...

Legg Mason hires sales director from JPM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
Legg Mason has appointed former JP Morgan executive Colin Taylor as director of sales. Based in Melbourne, Taylor will promote Legg Mason's products and affiliate fund managers under Legg Mason's hybrid distribution structure that encompasses both institutional ...

Plato partners Milliman to offer retiree income solution

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... development of innovative investment approaches for retirees." Plato and Milliman will be hosting client seminars in Melbourne and Sydney over the coming weeks to discuss these issues and some of the strategies that Plato is implementing to deliver sustainable ...

ASIC takes legal action against Mariner over Austock takeover

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... before making the announcement. The proceedings are listed for a directions hearing in the Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne on 12 May 2014.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... of Services Index (PSI) for March is also slated for release. Vale chief executive Murilo Ferreira is to speak at a Melbourne Mining Club lunch. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Wednesday on closed higher thanks to strength ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... new home sales were at a near three-year high, up 4.6 per cent, seasonally-adjusted, in February; the TD Securities Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge rose by 0.2 per cent in March and by 2.7 per cent in the 12 months to March, the same as in ...