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Woe R'Us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... All three are convinced that Australia is in recession. The exact same indication delivered by the latest Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment. While the index increased by 1% this month, at 99.16, it remains below the 100-point ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... December share price index futures contract was down 34 points at 4,475. In economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment is due to be released. In equities news, a Gunns creditors meeting will be held in Launceston. ...

Zelman opens new advice business

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
Melbourne-based life insurance specialist Aaron Zelman has opened up a new risk advice practice under the dealer group Synchron umbrella. The new advice practice, LifeScope, was created to provide expert risk-only advice to business owners, executives ...

Frontier Advisors makes four new hires

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Frontier Advisors has made four new hires to its Melbourne office including Fraser Murray as a senior consultant to head up its equities research team. Murray joins from Ibbotson Associates, where he held the role as head of equities and property. He ...

ISN expand policy and research team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
Industry Super Network has expanded its policy and research team with two new hires to its Sydney and Melbourne office. Anh Nguyen has been appointed as a policy analyst, financial markets and will be based in Sydney while Mohita Zaheed has been appointed ...

Strong premium growth countered by claims costs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... Moyser said that this year the general insurers have borne a larger share of the costs of smaller events, such as the Melbourne storms in 2011, impacting their result. The survey predicts that strong growth in premiums is expected to continue, with pricing ...

MIR Investment Management re-brands

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... management and its team of analysts, led by Chief Investment Officer Kenny Tjan, are located in Singapore, Sydney and Melbourne.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... Treasury secretary Ken Henry and RBA assistant governor Christopher Kent speak at a conference in Canberra. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Indexes of Economic Activity is also released. In equities news, David Jones releases its full year results ...

More innovation needed on 'demand side' infra opps: ASFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... London and incentivising non-peak travel into the ring, the paper says the first is unlikely to garner political support. Melbourne's current non-peak scheme, which gives a 50% discount to commuters who arrive in the CBD by 7am, has also not been matched ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... Bureau of Statistics is due to release the June quarter dwelling unit commencements figures. Meanwhile, the Westpac/Melbourne Survey of Consumer Sentiment, also released on Wednesday, shows that consumer confidence has risen slightly, but remains sluggish ...