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MTAA campaign halves death claims

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... trustee's concern at the number of suicides among its members. The campaign involves Lifeline Centre Counsellors in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra working with Motor Trade Association Group Training Schemes to provide depression and suicide ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
... news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its international trade price indices for the September quarter. The Melbourne Institute releases its October bulletin of economic trends for the next four quarters. In company news, Macquarie Airports ...

AustSuper stays cautious

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... AustralianSuper has raised its allocation to cash and global bonds as it seeks shelter from volatile markets. Speaking at a Melbourne meeting for fund members yesterday evening, Ian Silk, chief executive of AustralianSuper, said that the fund's investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 99 points at 4,305. In economic news, Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their leading index of economic activity for August. In company news today, Rio Tinto Ltd and subsidiary ...

Property downturn over: RP Data

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... improvement. Overall house values are still below the February '04 peak of $598,700 and the gap between Brisbane and Melbourne has never been narrower. Sydney also now has the lowest vacancy rate of any capital city at around 1 per cent. "This is a strong ...

Motivational advice for advisers

FINANCIAL STANDARD IS THE OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER OF THE AFA CONFERENCE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... the face of adversity pays. The organisers behind next week's Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) conference in Melbourne have invited key motivational speakers to talk to this year's attendees. The presentations are particularly relevant because ...

Online rush for gold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
A Melbourne-based financial planner has opened up a gold and silver bullion investment shop online, following a trend in the US where tupperware parties are replaced by gold parties as the value of gold continue to soar. Retail investors looking to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... Andrew Michelmore addresses the Australia-Britain Chamber of Commerce lunch at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Melbourne. Yesterday, the Australian share market shrugged off coordinated interest rate cuts by the world's central banks to stem the ...

HESTA appoints three

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
The $13 billion HESTA Super Fund has appointed two new executive managers and a compliance manager to its Melbourne office. The appointment of new Executive Managers - Member Advice and Member Education, brings an added 25 years' industry experience ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 12 points at 4,336. Today in economic news, the Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Inflationary Expectations for October and the Australia Bureau of Statistics labour force data ...