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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 ...

AIA appoints New Zealand head

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
Life insurer AIA has named the person to replace Wayne Besant as chief executive for its New Zealand business. Former AIA Australia chief group insurance officer Natalie Cameron commences in the role on 8 June. Besant, meanwhile, is heading to South ...

Market to open higher after Wall Street record high

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street hit another record high. At 0700 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 19 points at 5,685. Strong earnings from Best Buy and news that CVS Health would acquire ...

Universities at fossil fuel divestment frontlines

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
The University of Oxford has announced it will cease any future investments in coal and tar sands. Although the university said it will not divest from all fossil fuels, it's the latest in a group of academic institutions - including New Zealand's Victoria ...

Bargain hunters push shares higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
Bargain hunters have pushed the share market higher as investors bet on further stimulus measures in China. Options XPress analyst Ben Le Brun said all sectors were performing strongly. "Buyers are coming in to support these levels,"A Le Brun said. ...

Instos demanding multi-asset alternative strategies

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
Institutions' demand for alternative multi-asset real return strategies presents a cross-border opportunity for both Australian fund managers offshore and overseas fund managers at home. That was the conclusion reached by Perpetual following its recent ...

NAB upgrades advice compensation program

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB) has upgraded the compensation program for victims of bad advice with the appointment of a consumer advocate. University of NSW professor of Law Dimity Kingsford Smith will act as a consumer advocate within NAB Wealth's ...

APRA releases super performance profiles

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) said it will continue to ensure confidential information of superannuation institutions cannot be derived from the regulator's published statistics. The pledge came in a recent APRA letter to Registrable ...

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 ...