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The pain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
Take one central banker's lack of faith at the recent action of the institution he serves, add rumours that a region threatens to secede from a country in a region that's desperately trying to stay as one, and what do we get? We get a problem Houston. ...

No BO news till elections please?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
You just gotta love the financial markets -- they don't run out of things to speculate about. With QE speculation over, the guessing game has shifted to whether or not QEs will work to bring back animal spirits and lead to a longer lasting and durable ...

NZ Superannuation completes five new hires

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
Gavin Walker has been appointed chair of the Guardians of the New Zealand Superannuation, the Crown Entity which manages the $19 billion fund. Gavin is currently the chairman of ASB Bank, Sovereign Insurance, CommSec, the Kirin International Advisory ...

Lazard consolidates Sydney foothold

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
In an attempt to consolidate its ties with Sydney clients, Melbourne-based Lazard Australia will acquire independent corporate advisory firm O'Sullivan Partners, led by founder and managing partner Tony O'Sullivan. O'Sullivan will become head of Lazard's ...

10,000 finance jobs slashed since GFC

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
At a time when Australian banks can afford to provide the best working conditions in the world, workers in financial services are under more pressure than ever, said Leanne Shingles, a spokesperson for the Finance Sector Union. Despite working for one ...

Australian Unity expands investment team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... management, Fiona Dunn. Three of the roles have been announced with a former UBS executive and ex-Westpac Institutional banker part of the team. Jody Fitzgerald joins as investment specialist from UBS Wealth Management where she was head of investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher after a positive close on Wall Street on Friday following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's speech at an international conference of global central bankers. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the September ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
Australian stocks have opened firmer amid broad-based gains as local market players looked past a poor night on Wall Street. At 1031 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.6 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 4,328.3 points, while the broader ...

AustralianSuper hires veteran economist Tierney

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
AustralianSuper has appointed Mark Tierney as an investment manager within its Macro and Portfolio Construction Team. Tierney's responsibilities include translating macro views into impacts on all assets classes to inform decisions relating to allocation ...

Limboland

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012