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Market set for a steady start

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set for a steady start to the week, as Greece and European leaders continues to work towards ending the country's debt crisis. At 0704 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down three points ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after Wall Street stocks rose one per cent overnight. At 0704 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 39 points at 5,505. The Nasdaq has powered to a fresh record, easily ...

Financial planning director to leave AMP

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
AMP's executive director of financial planning will leave the group to pursue other opportunities in the industry. Steve Helmich will leave AMP in September following a 41 year career with the company. He started as a junior new business clerk in the ...

BTFG hires head of general insurance

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
BT Financial Group (BTFG) has appointed a senior executive from Suncorp to join its insurance and investments business. Gerard McDermott has been named head of general insurance in the division. He joins from Suncorp where he was most recently executive ...

Grexit nears, markets cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
If it weren't serious dineros we're talking about, I would be laughing...seriously. Yes Virginia, Greece is still the word with newswire services reporting that the duelling parties have upped the ante and hardening their stances. Greek PM Tsipras accused ...

BT pays fines for misleading super statements

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
Australia's corporate watchdog said BT Funds Management recently paid more than $20,000 in fines. An Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) statement said BT paid two infringement notices for misleading statements contained in the online ...

Cbus adds property, infrastructure investment options

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
Cbus has added property and infrastructure as standalone investment options within the fund's Self Managed platform. The options will be available form 22 June 2015 and they will allow eligible members to invest in large-scale assets that they would ...

BOJ in (tactical) retreat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
"It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) sun-shiny day." -Everlife Equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town bounded sharply higher while you, I and Irene were still in the stage of REM sleep as optimism returned - more specifically ...

ISA appoints "fiscal hawk" chief economist

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has appointed a new chief economist. Stephen Anthony joins the association from Macroeconomics, where he was director of budget and forecasting. He is also a former Treasury economist and participated in the development ...

Strong USD reflects (deflects) lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Lift-off would be sometime in one of the 'ber' months for sure. It could be in September or in October or in November or in December but you can bet your bottom US dollar, it'll be in the year 2-0-1-5. The lady who's finger is at the trigger told us ...