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Vertical integration not important anymore: Murray

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... consumers can buy certain products without the need for a prescription, while others require the advice of the chemist and a third group can only be bought after consulting with a doctor. "A product manufacturer needs to consider what information is ...

The Grinch is stealing Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... in this case, the land where the sun couldn't rise - Japan. As if the 1.6% annualised rate of contraction in GDP in the third quarter wasn't bad enough, it did worse. Revised estimates show the contraction in the economy was larger - 1.9% annualised. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... imports unexpectedly dropped, pushing the trade surplus to a record $US54.47 billion ($A58.93 billion). Japanese data showed third-quarter economic growth fell 0.5 per cent quarter-on-quarter, worse than the 0.4 per cent shrinkage previously estimated. ...

Industry funds reject majority independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... meanwhile, declined to comment. Industry fund MTAA Super's independent chair John Brumby, who presides over a board which has a third independent directors, said he believes the third-third-third model is the most appropriate. Brumby conceded that there ...

Australia's insatiable online appetite

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
The appetite of Australian consumers for internet and online services is increasing at ever faster rates, with huge implications for wealth managers and those battling to stay competitive. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) released ...

MTAA hails 'a third, a third, a third' board structure a success

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... industry funds are up in arms about this, one industry fund - MTAA Super - has already gone down the road of appointing one third independents to its board. James Fernyhough caught up with the fund's chief executive Leeanne Turner and chair John Brumby ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... American Chamber of Commerce in Australia event in Sydney. In Australia, the market on Thursday posted strong gains for a third straight day as investors returned to the dominant mining and banking sectors. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 47 points ...

Premium Investor Visa too short-term

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... may not attract foreign investors," he said. "You also need to establish strong distribution networks, including access to third parties and other investors. There is also significant uncertainty in relation to what are complying investments for the ...

Insurance inflows up 12.9% in a year

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... $1,400.36 million, followed by TAL Group, which saw inflows of $1,304.27 million. CommInsure Group is still Australia's third largest insurer by premium inflows, but its market share went from 13.3% in September 2013 to 12.4% in September 2014. Plan ...

Australia's confidence recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... households are still spending, with household consumption making a positive 0.3 percentage point positive contribution to third quarter growth and this, despite rising unemployment, flat returns from the stock market and that general anxious feeling. ...