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Modi under the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... was his friendly, bearded smile. Indian citizens in Australia were so excited about attending his first public address in Sydney that a special train, the 'Modi Express', carried over 220 passengers from Melbourne to Sydney. Now, a similar frenzy has ...

Superannuation trustees under the spotlight: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) member Helen Rowell. Speaking at a recent banking and wealth summit in Sydney, Rowell said some trustees are also over reliant on service providers or have weaknesses in their investment governance and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... health of the world's top economy and the dollar edging down as an early interest rate rise looks increasingly unlikely. Sydney plunged 1.85 per cent, or 109.9 points, to 5,838.6, with big banks leading the decline as hopes of another interest rate cut ...

Advisers Register hits 22k

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... functionality allowing the change of details more readily. Speaking at an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia event in Sydney, Kell said there had been more than 60,000 searches on the Financial Advisers Register. "The register contains ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... points at 5,937. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Financial Review Banking and Wealth Summit continues in Sydney with former treasurer Peter Costello and APRA chairman Wayne Byres both slated to speak. The Disruptocon conference runs ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... Australia governor Glenn Stevens is slated to deliver a speech at the Australian Financial Review Banking and Wealth Summit in Sydney. Department of Industry and Science chief economist Mark Cully is scheduled to speak at an Australian Business Economists ...

Buffett insurer gains Australia licence

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... received its licence to provide insurance to the Australian market. BHSI will commence Australia operations immediately in its Sydney office and has appointed Chris Colahan as regional president Australasia. Speaking to Financial Standard, Colahan explained ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... 0.47 per cent, or 20.82 points, to 4,393.69, and Seoul fell 0.63 per cent, or 13.61 points, to close at 2,159.80. However, Sydney rallied 1.51 per cent, or 88.53 points, to 5,933.3 as energy firms were helped by higher oil prices. And Hong Kong jumped ...

Investec acquires Sydney warehouse

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
Investec Australia Property Fund has acquired a $19.17 million industrial warehouse in Glendenning, Sydney. The 16,461-square metre property is leased to McAlpine Hussman, a supermarket refrigerator display case manufacturer. The lease expires four ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... rose 0.30 per cent, or 83.36 points, to 27,933.85. But Seoul ended marginally lower, losing 0.90 points to 2,143.89, while Sydney shed 0.36 per cent, or 34.84 points, to close at 5,837.50. Singapore was off 0.29 per cent in the afternoon and Jakarta ...