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Allianz appoints COO

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
Allianz Australia has appointed a new chief operating officer and a new chief general manager of Workers Compensation, both effective in September. Current Allianz chief general manager of Workers Compensation David Krawitz will take over the role of ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following strong falls on Wall Street overnight. At 0803 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down seven points at 4762. In economic news on Monday, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
Australia's share market has opened marginally higher as upbeat American employment and home sales data adds a small bounce. But the third straight session of gains on Wall Street is unlikely to help the local share market finish in firmer territory ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after positive rallies on overseas markets as traders digested news of an unexpected drop in German unemployment, solid data from the US and comments from a top Federal Reserve official that the central ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
The Australian market has opened higher following a surge on Wall Street where weak economic news continues to mean good news for share markets. Investors took the US Commerce Department's slashing of first-quarter economic growth projections as a sign ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a Wall Street surge after investors took weak economic data as a sign the Federal Reserve would maintain its aggressive bond-buying program, and after Labor dumped Julia Gillard as leader. At ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street helped by data showing more strength and confidence in the US economy and as worries eased over a credit crunch in China. At 0645 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following sharp falls on international markets amid concern over the emergence of a liquidity crisis in China and the withdrawal of US Federal Reserve stimulus. At 08088 AEST on Tuesday, the September share ...

ASIC proposes stricter training requirements for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has proposed an increase in the knowledge and skill requirements for financial planners. The regulator has released a consultation paper on training standards for planners who provide financial ...

Government agrees to 12-month TASA exemption

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
The government has agreed to extend the exemption for financial planners to become registered tax agents under the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) bill. The current exemption will be extended to June 30, 2014 and there will be a three year transition ...