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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
The Australian share market is set to open slightly higher despite a quiet night on Wall Street as investors wait for the outcome of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting. The September share price index futures contract is up seven points at 5,014. The ...

UniSuper new CEO ready to deliver growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
UniSuper new chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan is expecting the superannuation fund to grow as a consequence of industry consolidation and the increase of members' super benefits. Kevin O'Sullivan joined UniSuper at the beginning of July, taking over ...

FSC appoints new chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) board has elected a new chairman who will take over the role on August 1. Schroders Australia chief executive Greg Cooper will replace Peter Maher, who is expected to retire as chairman of the FSC on July 31. "I ...

Govt to index military age pensions

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
The government has announced it will 'triple index' age pensions for retired non-veteran military personnel. The reform follows several Senate inquiries and already implemented reforms to retirement benefits for combat and disabled veterans. The Minister ...

The recession we are promised to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street ended last week with slight gains. At 0823 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up eight points at 5016. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

First submissions to ASIC inquiry made public

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
The first submissions to the Senate Economics Committee's inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC) performance have been made public. The Senate Committee has received at least four submissions and has made two of them ...

Goldman Sachs AM builds up third party distribution team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
Goldman Sachs Asset Manager (GSAM) has appointed Sam Besley as key account manager of its third party distribution business. Besley will be based in Melbourne and will manage adviser relationships within Victoria and Tasmania. He will report to GSAM ...

FoFA could lock advisers into licensees for life

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
The additional Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulations concerning the grandfathering provision could lock advisers into their licensee's dealership for life, consultancy firm Radar Results said. Industry bodies are already lobbying for changes ...

Post-Bernanke uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
"Facebook and BenO are now friends." This is what my 'friends' and 'friends of friends' would see on my Facebook status from this day onwards. For how could you not 'like' something that increases your wealth by as much as 31.6% in one single day? Facebook ...