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Legalsuper names new CIO

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
Legalsuper has bolstered its internal investment capability with the appointment of a new chief investment officer from Australian Unity. Edward Smith will begin his new role on 29 June and will be based at the fund's Melbourne offices. He joins from ...

Super funds on path to becoming trading pros

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
Superannuation funds are becoming better at electronic trading as they increase their in house investment capabilities, Bloomberg Tradebook head of Asia Pacific Tom Kingsley said. "Super funds are becoming more educated in electronic trading and we ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following falls in US stocks. The June share price index futures contract was down 17 points at 5,761. The main Wall Street stock indexes were down by about 0.6 per cent on Friday, after a key consumer ...

CBA compensation payments total $79,702 so far

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) Open Advice Review program has paid $79,702 to five clients who received bad advice from the bank's financial planners, while most clients are still reviewing the compensation proposal. Independent expert for the compensation ...

Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
A new general manager for Godfrey Pembroke and a reshuffle at the top of First State Super led a raft of big appointment stories this week. NAB confirms new Godfrey Pembroke GM - Alan Logan, who has held executive positions at ANZ Advice & Distribution ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after the Nasdaq index on Wall Street bolted to a fresh record peak. At 0646 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,750. Locally on Thursday, the Australian ...

Strong USD reflects (deflects) lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... first quarter's weakness was due to "statistical noise" and "transitory factors". US core CPI inflation was at 1.8% in April - close to the 2.0% Fed target. US consumer confidence, house prices, new home sales and durable goods orders - a leading indicator ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open lower following sharp losses on Wall Street. At 0650 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 30 points at 5,748. Wall Street stocks fell one per cent on a strengthening US ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower after US and most European markets were closed for public holidays on Monday. At 0655 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,722. Paris' leading CAC ...

New MetLife hires to drive growth spurt

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
MetLife Insurance, the Australian arm of the US giant, has brought its total number of 2015 hires to 25 as it gears up for growth in this market. In the year to date, MetLife has announced 10 senior hires, all moving to the company from executive roles ...