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August angst to September mourn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
For a while there last week, it seemed the financial market storm has come and gone... and it was safe to go back into the risk waters. Financial markets are again in upheaval and fear is once more on the rise - the VIX index spiked 10.5% overnight ...

Advice licensee uses tech to bypass paraplanning

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
State Super Financial Services (SSFS) has partnered with a technology provider to add efficiency to the advice process and bypass paraplanning completely. SSFS managing director, Michael Monaghan, said the company is pursuing a growth strategy that ...

Mercer appoints new sales leader

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... financial services industry, most recently including roles as the head of business development at JANA Investment Advisers, Plum Financial Services and MLC Group Insurance. Walsh said recent product and platform developments for Mercer have resulted ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following sell-offs on international markets after Chinese stocks fell more than eight per cent, sparking concern about global economic growth. At 0800 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures ...

QIC asks government to step up, break toxic cycle

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
The government should step up and introduce fiscal stimulus to the economy to break a dangerous cycle of low consumer confidence and low investment as Chinese demand plummets, QIC said. QIC chief economist Matthew Peter painted a gloomy outlook of the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street. At 0649 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 22 points at 5,687. Locally on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank releases minutes of its May board meeting ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set for a fairly flat open to the week after a weak lead from Wall Street on Friday. The June share price index futures contract was up two points at 5,749. On Friday, the S&P 500 in the US edged higher to a new record in ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after US stocks lost ground overnight. At 0651 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 24 points at 5,631. Wall Street fell for a second straight session following disappointing ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
A disappointing quarterly result from the Commonwealth Bank is weighing down the broader share market. The share price of Australia's biggest listed company plummeted by $2.99, or 3.39 per cent, to $85.15, after it post a flat $2.2 billion cash profit ...

Sunsuper appoints institutional, sales execs

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... wealth solutions at National Australia Bank (NAB), where he worked for over two years. Before that, he held several roles at Plum. Mike Smith will be Sunsuper's national manager of corporate sales and will lead the business development team and focus ...