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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a mixed lead from Wall Street and as investors digested news that debt laden Spain had slipped into recession. At 0800 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 12 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
The Australian share market at noon was higher, after overseas markets rallied on indications that Greece had achieved the bondholder support needed for a crucial debt swap. At 1200 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had risen 21.2 points ...

Ibbotson appoints new head of managed account solutions

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
Ibbotson Associates Australia has appointed Damian Holland as Head of Managed Account Solutions. Holland will be responsible for developing and managing the delivery of Ibbotson's managed account solutions, incorporating diversified and sector managed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
The Australian share market has climbed higher as investors appear to be looking past Greece's negotiations with bondholders and Australia's jobs figures. At 1200 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 17.2 points, or 0.42 per cent ...

Forum: Women Driving Change

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
Gender quotas may be an uncomfortable prospect for the current generation, but they offer potential to fast track the remedy of gender imbalance in senior corporate positions for subsequent generations. That was a key message derived from yesterday's ...

Total super industry assets grow to $1.31 trillion: APRA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
Total assets in the super industry, including SMSFs and balance of life office statutory funds, increased by $15.8 bn to $1.31 trillion in the year ending December 31, 2011. Latest quarterly super performance figures from APRA show an increase of $23.8 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following the positive lead from the US and European markets as optimism grows that Greece will complete its bond swap. At 0700 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 19 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
The Australian share market has opened sharply lower, after US markets suffered their biggest losses since November, on more worries over Europe. At 1017 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 43.2 points, or 1.03 per cent, at 4,161.5 points ...

Life Insurance investment revenue takes a hit

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Investment revenue in the life insurance sector nose dived last year, with latest APRA figures putting the total at $1.63 bn compared to $11.33 bn the previous year. In its quarterly stats for the industry to the year ending 31 December 2011, the regulator ...

Super contributions break through $1 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
In the past 13 years, $1 trillion has been contributed into superannuation funds while the proportion of benefits paid as lump sums has plummeted. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has just released its Annual Superannuation Bulletin for ...