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Auditions still on for charity RockStar gig

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... encourages members of the 24 sponsors supporting the event to take the stage in the seventh edition of "Who wants to be a Rock Star." Last year's award for RockStar of the Year went to Jamie Thomas from ANZ, who performed a version of 'Vertigo' by U2. ...

Fed sorted easy, now for the ceiling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
Huh? Was that it? Was that the correction we had to have? To borrow from Neil Young, "My my, hey hey," seems like rock n' roll is here to stay 'ey? You know what I mean. It's the S&P 500's big back-to-back corrections on Wednesday (down 1.2%) and Thursday ...

Still time to register for FICAP

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
There is still plenty of time for sponsors to sign up to the Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP)'s industry wide event Who wants to be a RockStar? In what FICAP says is its best sponsorship start to the year, Challenger has taken the top ...

Social media anything but rocket science

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
The proper adoption of social media strategy by financial advisers will help to raise up the public perception of the sector so often portrayed badly by media. This was the call to arms within the opening address by Baz Gardner conference host and Social ...

Falling interest rates undermine seniors' confidence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... South Australia where it recorded the lowest level ever, while Victoria and Western Australia also slipped. "Optimism hit rock bottom after the May 2012 Federal Budget but made a reasonable comeback over the following months," said Allianz Australia ...

Greencape lures BlackRock analyst

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... billion in funds under management and is led by Matthew Ryland and David Pace who both previously worked at Merrill Lynch/Black Rock. Portfolio manager Ryland said: "Having previously worked with Jonathan at BlackRock we have great respect for his abilities ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
The Australian sharemarket is set for a flat start when it opens on Thursday after Wall Street closed steady despite earlier gains on new measures from the US Federal Reserve to boost the US economy. Wall Street was higher but fell in the last hour ...

Coming in 2014: Aussie recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
Another day, another flip-flop on the cliff on Wall Street - and so it shall be until we actually witness the shaking of the hands between the Dems and the Reps closer to the end of this year or... (hopefully not) through to early 2013. I'm about as ...

Abernathy snubs IMF liquidity drivel

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... explains. "Such a policy and investment would increase the total of our bank's capital by about 20%. The Australian banks become rock solid and well overcapitalised. The Government would receive net income of over $300 million annually over the next ...

Who wants to be a rock star?

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
Last night the Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) launched the 2013 'Who wants to be a Rockstar' event at an exclusive gig held for past and prospective sponsors. Industry players gathered together to hear progress on the FICAP Voices ...