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ACT super account takes $450m GFC hit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
Poor returns due to the GFC has resulted in the ACT government's superannuation provision fund suffering a $450 million investment income shortfall over the past five years. The fund, now estimated to hold $2.2 billion in FUM, was established in 1997 ...

Currencies dominate CFDs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
Currencies dominated first quarter trading in CFDs, according to one provider, with a third of traders focused on the Aussie dollar. Research from Capital CFDs has shown AUD/USD remains the most popular contract for difference (CFD) followed by EUR/USD ...

CommInsure names advice distrib head

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
CommInsure has named former OnePath head Kevin Goss as its head of adviser distribution. Effective from June 11 2012, Goss will be responsible for CommInsure's national retail insurance sales. Goss was previously head of insurance sales at ANZ-owned ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... stock markets bounced back on Thursday from losses early in the day as investors shrugged off the results of an Italian bond sale and regained a taste for riskier investments. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index jumped 1.34 per cent higher to close at ...

Gaps in social media adviser uptake revealed

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
Adviser uptake of social media is on the rise, but gaps still exist in practice use, according to a recent survey by Zurich. While use of tablet devices and social media channels has improved over the past 12 months, the application to business practice ...

J.P. Morgan TS builds with six senior hires

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
J.P. Morgan has continued its hiring blitz appointing Damian Crowley as head of cash and trade sales for J.P. Morgan Treasury Services Australia and New Zealand along with five other senior hires. The newly appointed team will work closely with their ...

Practices valued at doubled RR: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... by the more sustainable profit or EBIT method. Additionally, 82% of respondents said a claw back clause in a contract of sale is essential while 44% would require the seller to stay in the business for one year after selling. Victorian planners were ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
The Australian market has opened stronger due to firm commodity prices and positive manufacturing data from the US. At 1012 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 11.5 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4,340.8, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

ESG RA Awards celebrate industry achievers

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
Macquarie Securities and Citi took out the top awards at the third annual ESG Research Australia Awards, presented in Melbourne. Celebrating the field of ESG-inclusive research conducted by stock-brokers in Australian equities, 24 research papers were ...

BNP Paribas new Aust CEO

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
BNP Paribas Investment Partners Australia current co-head of institutional business development, David Grybas, is the new chief executive, replacing Robert Harrison who will move to a North American role. Harrison, the current BNP Paribas Investment ...