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Weight in gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
There's a new twist in the tale of what we thought to be the ended saga of the GFC. The US equity market's - and by extension most other stock market's - performance over the past few weeks perfectly underscored what I've been trying to convey in my ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket was over 1.5 per cent higher at noon led by gains in financial stocks on a strong trading performance by Commonwealth Bank and takeover talks among insurers. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 74.9 points ...

AMP Cap revamps Asia Pac equities team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
AMP Capital Investors has revamped how it researches Asia Pacific equities by bringing together the Asian, Capital and New Zealand teams and organising the group along market sectors. The revised approach means the research teams will focus on sectors ...

AMP circles AXA Asia Pacific

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
AXA Asia Pacific independent directors have rejected AMP's $4 billion bid for AXA's Australian and New Zealand businesses, creating the first hurdle in a landmark deal that could, if it goes through, create a new Australian insurance and financial planning ...

Custodians under review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
Having spent much of the past 18 months chopping and dicing investment mandates, super funds are now turning their attention on their custody contracts and how their custodian performed during the GFC. Greg O'Sullivan, head of investor services business ...

AMP eyes seasoned planners

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
As the war for talent continues in the planning sector, AMP extends its training program, initially designed for career switchers, to a new program that could appeal to experienced planners keen to start their own practice. The new program is launched ...

Costello joins Future Fund board

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
Former Treasurer Peter Costello has been appointed to the $64 billion Future Fund's Board of Guardians. Costello is expected to take up his post on 18 December, after officially quitting politics last month. He served as Treasurer from 1996 to 2007 ...

Finance firms must highlight career opps

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
Australian financial services employers will need to articulate the career development opportunities that exist by joining and staying with them as local workers start to eye opportunities overseas again. Speaking at the Finsia Financial Services Conference ...

Back on the road again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
Three cheers for the US economy! Hip, hip...hooray! Hip, hip...hooray! Hip, hip... Last night it became official - the US economy was reborn, growing by a better-than-expected 3.5 per cent annualised in the third quarter. Note that I didn't say out ...

A tale of confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
Let's leave hard US economic data aside for today. There's not so much we can gather from them these days anyway and perhaps for a few more months to come. Yes, Virginia. The economic numbers have become boring. Day after day, month after month, we ...