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Change of heart

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
It wasn't that too long ago that central banks the world over were losing their attraction for the US dollar and diversifying their currency reserves. China, Russia, Asian and Middle Eastern central banks were falling in love with the yen and the euro ...

Life insurance consolidation could hurt consumers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
Australians will suffer the price of higher margin products and limited product innovation if the life insurance market continues to consolidate, warns Tower Australia. Jim Minto, managing director of Tower Australia, urged the government and Australian ...

Trichet to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
"Efxaristo para poli!" That's Greek for thank you very much. What in the world could possibly make European Central Bank President (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet abandoned the summer sunshine in Sydney - and the company of the 23 other central representatives ...

Synchron grows adviser base by 40pc

COMNPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
Non-aligned dealer group Synchron has increased its adviser numbers by 40 per cent with the appointment of 44 new advisers last year. Synchron now has 154 advisers. The dealer group aims to have 200 advisers on board by Christmas 2010. Of these, 20 ...

VFMC underperforms across four asset classes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
VFMC has underperformed its benchmarks across Australian equities, private equity, property and inflation-linked bonds over 12-month period to December last year amid a series of reshuffles in senior management and tough investment markets. The investment ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
The Australian share market remained in positive territory at noon following positive results from media group News Corp and gains among the resources giants. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 23.5 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 4,628.8 ...

RBA mixes its game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
"It was an art and act I came to perfect. It was part of my armoury. I felt if my opponent didn't know what I was thinking then I was invincible." Bjorn Borg The Australian Open might be finished but yesterday we had the RBA mixing its play to win game ...

Westpac unveils new trading platform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Westpac has launched a new online trading platform for its 250,000 broking customers. James Staltari, the head of Westpac Securities, said the new website is called Westpac Online Investing, and includes an improved range of equity and investment services ...

Greek tragedy overwhelms Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Yes we can! One more time, Yes we can! Obama has spoken and Wall Street saw that it was good. Despite rising criticism of his presidency and falling popularity, you can't help but be roused by the man when you listen to him speak with his distinct rhetorical ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
The Australian share market was about 1.5 per cent lower at noon, hit by concerns of a local rate rise, lower than expected sales by Woolworths and delays to a major mining joint venture. A decline in US stocks overnight also dented investor confidence ...