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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... March share price index futures contract was up six points at 5,369. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Indexes of Economic Activity is due out. In equities news, Fortescue Metals Group, Wesfarmers, The Reject ...

EQT hires AMP exec to target financial adviser relationships

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... highest quality service to advisers." Papakonstantinos holds a master of applied finance from Macquarie University, Melbourne, a bachelor of law/economics (majoring in finance) from La Trobe University, and a diploma in financial planning from Kaplan ...

Credit Suisse and First NZ launch small cap business

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... Sydney while Credit Suisse's Peter Paltoglou, former head of Credit Suisse's corporate advisory business, will lead the Melbourne-based investment banking team. St John commented: "CSEC will address the significant potential this market segment offers ...

FPA slams detractors of best interest amendment

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... fear from the proposed amendments," Rantall said. However, Rantall said at the Financial Advice in Super Symposium in Melbourne last week that while amendments softening the ban on conflicted remuneration do not mention commissions explicitly, the wording ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... Australian Bureau of Statistics releases December quarter overseas arrivals and departure figures while the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment is due out. In equities news, OZ Minerals is expected to post full year results while ...

CSIRO to study super spending habits

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... difference to the type of risk they take when selecting your investment options. As part of the $9 million initiative, the Melbourne-based researchers will use big data analytics, social science, risk and economic modelling to answer questions such as ...

FoFA amendments could bring back commissions: FPA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall has warned. Speaking at the Financial Advice in Super Symposium in Melbourne today, Rantall singled out the part of the proposed legislation that soften the ban on conflicted remuneration. While ...

Vanguard reshuffles Investment team senior executives

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... Group that manages 79 portfolios and $1.3 trillion in assets. He will relocate to Vanguard's Australian head office in Melbourne "Over the past couple of years, Vanguard's Investment Management Group has undergone significant change and growth as it ...

Challenger Diversified Property Group reports earnings growth

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... number of properties within the office portfolio for tenant retention. This includes upgrades to the Jam Factory in Melbourne in a bid to re-establish the venue as a premier cinema destination. The group also continues to progress negotiations with tenants ...

No silver bullet for gender equity in super: WIS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees president Cate Wood. Speaking at the Women's Super Summit in Melbourne this morning, Wood said that without changes the current system would continue to deliver better outcomes for men than for women. ...