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Zurich fills life risk role from within

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... to promote from within also demonstrates the depth of the talent we have here at Zurich."A Kristine Wade, head of retail sales for Zurich's life and investments business said. "I look forward to KV building on this platform by helping advisers create ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... Street finished modestly lower following weak housing figures but European markets rose as traders digested mixed retail sales data out of Britain. At 0754 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down one point at 5,413. No major ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
The Australian share market has opened half a per cent higher after Wall Street shrugged off disappointing retail sales figures. US stocks ended higher despite data showing the country's retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.4 per cent in January, the second ...

Nikko AM names global head of Investment

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... Investment Managers, has been appointed as the global head of Sales for Nikko AM. He will be responsible for international retail sales and global institutional sales. Hideyuki Omokawa is the new head of Strategic Product Innovation overseeing the development ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... General Electric matching estimates. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets rose, with London making gains as strong retail sales data offset a profit warning from Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended up 0.20 per cent ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... Tuesday's losses due to a strong lead from the US. Wall Street finished strongly firmer after official data showed US retail sales rose by a stronger-than-expected 0.2 per cent in December. Locally, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 33.4 points, or ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... senior private client adviser Bill Chatterton said a rally on Wall Street, which was buoyed by better-than-expected US retail sales figures, was the main driver of the turnaround. "Wall Street was quite a bit stronger, so we've followed that," he said. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... down 40.3 points, or 0.79 per cent, at 5,069.2 points. NEW YORK - US stocks closed lower after a surprisingly good retail sales report boosted speculation that the US Federal Reserve could soon scale back its stimulus program. At the closing bell on ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... points, or 0.04 per cent, to 5,146.2 points. NEW YORK - US stocks ended somewhat lower as investors look ahead to a retail sales report that covers the beginning of the critical holiday shopping season. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... slapped huge fines on six banks over rate-rigging. Sentiment was also hit after eurozone data highlighted falling retail sales, and slower-than-expected expansion in the manufacturing and services sector. But European stocks pared their losses after ...