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Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
The share market has made a flat start to the new financial year. It has given up some of its morning gains and follows a fall of close to one per cent on Monday, which was related to traders selling underperforming stocks and realising losses to reduce ...

IOOF set to complete SFGA acquisition in August

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
SFG Australia (SFGA) has made public an explanatory memorandum which outlines the details of the acquisition by IOOF Group and sets the implementation date for August 20, 2014. According to the document, the SFGA shareholders' scheme meeting is scheduled ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
The share market is slightly lower as investors wait for more signs on the economy's health. Investors have shrugged off strong leads from the US to take profits as the 2013-14 financial year comes to an end, CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner ...

MyState names new CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
Tasmania-based financial services company MyState Limited has appointed Melos Sulicich as its new managing director and chief executive. Sulicich was previously chief executive of RAMS Financial Group and General Manager, Mortgage Broker Distribution ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
The share market is higher after retail stocks bounced back from their recent slump. Strong manufacturing data out of China earlier this week and signs consumer sentiment in Australia is picking up have rekindled demand for consumer related shares ...

Credit Suisse named best UHNW bank in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
Credit Suisse has been named the most outstanding institution for its Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) service offering ($50 million plus) at the Australian Private Banking Awards for the fourth consecutive year. The Australian Private Banking Awards are ...

Bank cross-sell growing but slowly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
While industry funds fear banks are targeting them to boost wallet share of their customers, research from Roy Morgan reveals banks lose more of their customers' business to other banks. According to the research, Roy Morgan found that the Big 4 retail ...

Top AMP exec leaves to join BT

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
AMP's director of product, strategy and services has left the group to join BT Financial Group as general manager of superannuation. Melinda Howes was appointed by AMP in November 2013, and prior to that she was chief executive officer of the Actuaries ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... economic or equities news is expected on Monday. Meanwhile, Wesfarmers chief executive Richard Goyder is slated to speak at The West Australian's Leadership Matters lunch in Perth. In Australia, the market on Friday gave up most of the previous day's ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is lower amid concerns over the conflict in the Middle East. The market opened lower following a weak lead from Wall Street, despite strong US economic data released overnight. Consumer confidence in the US increased for ...