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ASX chief to step down

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
ASX managing director and chief executive officer Robert Elstone is to step down in July next year, the company revealed today. In a statement to the exchange released ahead of its annual general meeting, chairman David Gonski revealed that Elstone ...

Industry assoc review goals and growth

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
From ASFA to AIST and SPAA, FPA to the AFA - there are more than 40 associations representing the financial services sector, prompting industry professionals to question the need for multiple associations, and whether mergers should be on the cards. ...

Tower wins Virgin Money mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
One year after Tower Australia secured a $600 million insurance deal with AustralianSuper, the firm has signed on a major partnership with Virgin Money to provide life insurance to the retail market. Richard Branson-backed Virgin Money is expanding ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
The Australian share market was stronger at noon, as news from America buoyed banking stocks. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10 points, or 0.22 per cent, at 4,627.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 10.6 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market at noon on Tuesday was higher, following a rise on United States markets overnight. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14.9 points, or 0.32 per cent, at 4,646.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index had ...

Watching the A$ watch the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
Another week, another dollar will be gained or lost. Or perhaps, I should say, another week, another dollar gained, then lost, then... Yes Virginia, such is the financial markets' current collective myopia that while there had been a lot of shakin' ...

Advisers told to bring in the romance

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
Everyone is talking about fee-for-service advice and how adviser and their clients will respond when it comes to crunch time, but apparently, a successful adviser-client relationship is all about the romance. Steve Pink from pHuel, a motivational business ...

China not heading for a property bust

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
Talks of a property bubble in China are overstated as the Chinese government has introduced new home ownership and lending rules to cool the market, said an investment expert. "I don't think we have a bubble yet," said Samantha Ho, investment director ...

Europeans flock to Asian stocks

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
European investors are leading the charge into Asian equities, according to Fidelity executives. "Based on money flows we have seen, Europeans are more bullish than Asians on equity markets in general," said Fidelity Australia's managing director, Gerard ...

UBS to expand HNW adviser base

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
UBS Wealth Management aims to hire between 8 to 10 new advisers annually, for a total of 140 by 2015, Clark Morgan, the unit's chief executive, told journalists this morning. Morgan said that due to talent shortages, getting hold of the requisite people ...