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Challenger annuities post record sales

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
Challenger's Guaranteed Income Plan annuities product received a record $91 million in August alone as financial advisers look for ways to preserve client income in retirement. In addition, while financial advisers are also allocating client money to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger led by higher US and European stocks and rises in commodity prices. At 0730 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 41 points higher at 4624. In economic ...

Shadow of a doubt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
... of 50. Also, reports showed that the US Conference Board's Employment Trend Index rose to 88.5 last month from 88.2 in August - good news on the labour front. Last night's data sort of cancelled out last week's disappointment over the less than expected ...

October - an E (entry/exit) point

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
September 2009 bucked the historical norm - that of being the weakest month of the year for stocks - but October started with a bang that scared the thundering herd of bulls. My oh my, just imagine the extrapolations this could engender? Equities sold ...

Not proud of Storm involvement: Norris

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
CBA chief executive Ralph Norris has acknowledged that the bank's involvement with Storm Financial was not something he was proud of - but hopes the processes put in place to help affected customers would ease some of their burden. Norris told an audience ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
The Australian sharemarket was relatively flat at noon, holding its position ahead of the release of key US economic data and an overnight fall on Wall St. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 7.1 points, or 0.15 per cent, at 4746 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after US stocks fell as fresh data showed a fall in American consumer confidence. At 0712 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 12 points lower at 4745. ...

Walter Scott tops S&P review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
Walter Scott earns the top gong in the latest S&P review on the international equities growth funds sector. S&P Fund Services yesterday released the first ratings in its international equities sector review, issuing 13 fund ratings in the growth peer ...

AUI signs Asian equities jv

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
Australian Unity Investments has this afternoon signed a joint venture with two leading Asian equities experts, creating a new local competitor in the sector. Five months ago, David Bryant, head of investments at Australian Unity (AUI), kept mum on ...

CFA appoints Gunasingham as president

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
CFA Society of Sydney (CFAS) has elected Brindha Gunasingham, CFA to the role of president of the board. Gunasingham's term begins immediately. She will succeed Olivia Engel, CFA who served as president since August 2007. CFAS has also announced Richard ...