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South Africa leads foreign investment in the continent

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... Development (UNCTD). The report was published ahead of the fifth Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit to be held in Durban, South Africa, at the end of this month. It shows that FDI in South Africa grew more than 10.3% in 2012 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... Guy Debelle speaks on the topic of Some Recent (And Not So Recent) Trends in Australian Debt Markets at the KangaNews DCM Summit 2013 and RBA deputy governor Philip Lowe addresses the Australian Industry Group's 13th Annual Economics Forum. In equities ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... decline of US jobless claims for a third straight week also boosted sentiment. But eyes remained on a two-day European Union summit under way in Brussels that is set to discuss a potential bailout for Cyprus. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top ...

Refresher pause?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... could be that the Dow has only 30 members to hoist up while the S&P 500 has all of 500 troops to reach and break the 2007 summit. And just when we thought, it would be there today or tomorrow, it slips a few points. The good news is that trading activity ...

Wealth Enhancers boosts team with AFL talent

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... managing director Sarah Riegelhuth have been shortlisted to represent Australia in the 2013 G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance Summit in Moscow in June. Kelly and Riegelhuth are among 50 business leaders who have been shortlisted as candidates for the ...

Don't stop me now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
... Stop Me Now (Queen) Yes Virginia, we're in disco mood today. For it won't be long now till we get back to it... yes, the summit, I can almost see it. The S&P 500 index jumped by 0.73% overnight to close at 1530.94 points. At this rate we'll be standing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... start of a Group of 20 meeting in Russia. Tokyo fell 1.18 per cent, or 133.45 points, to 11,173.83 ahead of the G20 weekend summit where Japan's controversial monetary policy will figure prominently. Hong Kong gained 0.13 per cent, or 31.31 points, to ...

Super funds get serious about social media

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... to respond. But it doesn't pay to focus on risk at the expense of innovation." Talking at the AdviserEdge Social Media Summit on the Gold Coast 2 to 5 February, keynote speaker Tony Vidler from Strictly Business reminded delegates that brand management ...

Distilling the 'why' unlocks social media success

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... unless they take the time to do what he calls 'distilling the why'. Speaking at the inaugural AdviserEdge Social Advice Summit on the Gold Coast yesterday, Battye told delegates that it's only once they truly understand why they do what it is they do ...

Social media a counter-balance to info overload

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... Gardner conference host and Social Adviser founder conveyed to delegates attending day two of the AdviserEdge Social Advice Summit at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday. One of Gardner's main aims over the three day event is to ...