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Job woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
"They left me to rot!" For all intents, this could be the rallying cry for the 8.2 million Americans that are now unemployed since the start of the US recession in December 2007. I speak, of course, of 40-year old Jason Rodriguez, a former employee ...

Joined at the hip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
Ho hum. Another day, another boring day on Wall Street. Maybe there's more action in the north across its border. The usual suspects were in attendance to provide a semblance of market action. US shares rose on positive housing news. The S&P/Case Shiller ...

Trust completes business review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
Trust Company has finalised a strategic review of their business, which has led to a renewed focus on developing the firm to be the leading trustee in the market. The strategic review, which was flagged in April this year and conducted by John Aitkin ...

Our fearful trip is done

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
"O Captain my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting..." Walt Whitman wrote this poem after US President Abraham Lincoln's assassination ...

More ATMs for SuperVantage users

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
Vision Super-backed SuperVantage Account holders can now access their five free monthly ATM transactions across any rediATM or NAB machines throughout Australia. According to a media statement from the $4 billion Vision Super, the fund's partnership ...

Perpetual buys Grosvenor

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
Perpetual has bought Grosvenor Financial Services - a privately-owned planning firm specialising in financial, investment and tax advice. Grosvenor has more than 200 high net worth clients in the medical, dental and legal professions. Grosvenor is based ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open higher after gains in US and European equity markets and commodity prices. At 0758 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was up 19 points at 4706. In news on Wednesday ...

Oasis adds two groups and recovers FUM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
Oasis Asset Management is set to increase the number of active financial planners on its platform by 60 per cent after signing on two new dealer groups and, in six months, saw funds under management (FUM) jump from $3.5 billion to $5.4 billion. Oasis ...

ThreeSixty Research signs on Zenith

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
MLC's Advice Solutions research arm ThreeSixty Research has signed on Zenith Investment Partners to provide research. "Zenith will provide an additional touch point for our internal team and will assist in the formation of our Approved Investment Lists ...

Banks to face liquidity crisis "fire drills": APRA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
Starting next year, Australian banks could be subject to "fire drills" that test how well they can cope with a severe market disruption, under new liquidity reporting rules proposed by APRA. APRA has released a discussion paper that proposes major changes ...