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Wen's visible hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... forecasters is that they view China through western eyes. Unlike western democracies, whose governments rely on what Adam Smith termed the "invisible hand": that is, economic actors (consumers, producers, borrowers, lenders, investors, etc.) acting in ...

Education charities get philanthropy boost

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... volatile markets is evidence of the ability of trusts to provide a consistent source of funding. "This year we have funded The Smith Family's National Tech Pack Program, which provides disadvantaged families with a refurbished computer, 12 months internet ...

CommInsure adds to restructured advice team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... newly restructured retail advice distribution team with the appointment of Ben Bancroft as national accounts manager. Tony Smith, former head of national accounts departed CommInsure for ClearView Wealth in February, prompting a reshuffle. Olivia Sarah-Le ...

IOOF appoints new investment specialist

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
IOOF Holdings Limited has named Graham Smith as investment specialist for its investment bond, WealthBuilder. In this role, Smith will work with Wealth Builder's existing sales resources to raise the profile and sales of the WealthBuilder suite in the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... cent) and the financial sector (down 0.75 per cent) also were having a bad day. Bell Potter Securities senior adviser Stuart Smith said worries about debt-ridden Greece and a weak economic growth outlook from a Westpac-Melbourne Institute report were ...

Perpetual Private names new group exec

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Perpetual Limited has appointed Mark Smith as group executive for Perpetual Private. Smith joins Perpetual following 19 years at BT Financial, where he most recently served as general manager, bank distribution and insurance, responsible for cross-selling ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... June share price index futures contract was down 76 points at 4,084. In economic news on Friday, ANZ Chief executive Mike Smith will deliver a speech to a Trans Tasman Business lunch. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 8.1 points, or 0.19 per cent ...

Deja vu of deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... index futures contract was 10 points lower at 4,291 points, with 12,329 contracts traded. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said it was a quiet start on the local market as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of the release of Chinese data ...

Wealth down as ANZ records bumper profit

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... "In Australia, we made market share gains and customer satisfaction remained strong," said chief executive officer Mike Smith. "Our financial performance however was subdued, significantly impacted by declining margins and the structural shift that's ...