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Members vote for Lifeplan/Aus Unity merger

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... greater strength with $7.5 billion in funds under management, up to 330,000 members and 560,000 customers, and offices in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney, making it extremely well-positioned for future growth. "It will provide all members and ...

Retirees want funds that last a lifetime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... believe more of us will look to pool risk among members to achieve the same outcome," he said at the FEAL conference in Melbourne held today. "Scale is an important part of this equation and so we will again need to work together as an industry to address ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... May quarter, and the Housing Industry Association issues its housing affordability report for the June quarter. The Melbourne Institute will publish its survey of consumer inflationary expectations for August and, with Westpac, it will release its survey ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its labour price index data for the June quarter, and the Westpac/Melbourne Institute issue their survey of consumer sentiment for August. On Tuesday, the Australian share market closed firmer with stronger ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... lending finance data for June. The National Australia Bank monthly business survey for July is due out and the Manpower-Melbourne Institute Employment Report for August will be published. Companies posting annual results include Cochlear Ltd, Count Financial ...

Charles River adds Nomura platform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... them bilingual Japanese/English and Mandarin/English speakers, Charles River maintains Asia Pacific headquarters in Melbourne, offices in Tokyo and Singapore and has a regional presence in Brisbane and Sydney.

Planning firms on buying spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... second half of the year it's certainly picked up," said Melville. The bulk of the lending activity stems from Sydney and Melbourne - the key markets of the division. According to Melville, planning firms who focus on life insurance in particular have ...

Eslake joins think-tank

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... Gratton Institute is a new think-tank that is supported by the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments, the University of Melbourne and BHP Billiton. John Daley, professor and chief executive at the institute, said Eslake's appointment is the first in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... Exchange, the September share price index contract was 33 points higher at 4196. In economic news, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute Inflation Gauge for July is due, along with the Reserve Bank of Australia's financial aggregates data for June. The ...

Signs of a residential property recovery

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... annualised rate of 9.4 per cent. Over the year to May, Darwin house prices went up an astonishing 14.3 per cent while Melbourne and Sydney prices were both up by 3.5 per cent. Not every state posted an improving outlook. Prices were down 4.6 per cent ...