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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets as dealers digest positive data from the US and China amid quiet trade on a public holiday. At 0850 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract ...

CBA accepts DEXUS' property fund takeover bid

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
DEXUS Property Group's bid to take over Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA) has taken step forward, with Commonwealth Bank of Australia agreeing to the terms of DEXUS' proposal. DEXUS, in partnership with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) ...

Good, bad: all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
For an itsy-bitsy while last week, I feared that the "good is good and bad is good" catchphrase on Wall Street has died and gone to catchphrase heaven. Good news on the US economy became ba-ba-bad to the bones Thursday last week. The S&P 500 index declined ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street's strong gains following better-than-expected US jobs figures. At 0802 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 55 points at 5,464. The US Labor Department ...

Fabris promoted to Zurich global head of Distribution

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
Zurich Life Australia national manager of Sales Strategies and Research Marc Fabris has been promoted to the role of Global head of New Distribution. In his new role, Fabris will be based in Zurich, Switzerland, and will have a global mandate to drive ...

LGsuper ups board independence

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
Queensland local government employees superannuation fund LGsuper has appointed three new independent directors to its board of directors and are set to introduce a new board structure in the second half of 2014. From this time the board will be made ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
Australian shares look set to open lower following falls on Wall Street where Twitter made its market debut. At 0857 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was down 30 points at 5,399. Wall Street's falls came after data surprisingly ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets with sentiment buoyed by strong German and British industrial sectors data. At 0826 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 12 points ...

HOSTPLUS switches insurers to MetLife

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
Industry fund HOSTPLUS has made a change to its life insurance offering, switching from ANZ's OnePath to MetLife. HOSTPLUS chief executive David Elia said: "I am pleased to announce the appointment of MetLife as our Group Life Insurance partner. "We ...

Link Super retains LGS admin contract

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
Local Government Super (LGS) has reappointed Link Super as the fund's administration provider after conducting a tender process. Subject to the usual reviews and due diligence, the four-and-a-half year administration agreement will commence July 1 ...