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I was there!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... dip to 67.5. Good story if Wall Street closed lower last night...especially as it confirms last week's drop in the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index to 71.8 in March (preliminary estimate) from February's final figure of 77.6 and expectations ...

NGS Super adds three new directors

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... independent schools over the past 25 years. He is also an adjunct associate professor in the School of Education at the University of NSW. Le Duff was, for the last 17 years, chief executive of the Association of Independent Schools of South Australia. ...

Only 7% of fund members switched options during GFC: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... unprecedented impact on the value of superannuation balances, noted the paper's author, Dr Paul Gerrans from the University of Western Australia Business School. "The most profound result is of member inertia. Over a 30-month period the vast majority ...

The virtuous cycle is back in play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... progress in the US. Let us count the ways: Consumer confidence - both the Conference Board measure and the Reuters/University of Michigan gauge - rose in February. That's despite the income and payroll tax rises already in full swing. Must be why they're ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... Tuesday, Reserve Bank of Australia governor (financial markets) Guy Debelle is slated to speak at UniBreakfast, University of Adelaide Business School, Adelaide. In equities news, Virgin Australia, Seven Group Holdings, Prime Media Group, Flight Centre ...

Small shareholders eclipsed by instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... published in company annual reports, and was conducted for the Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) by University of Melbourne professor Dr Carole Comerton-Forde. "The ASX Share Ownership surveys in the 1990s showed increasing levels of ...

CheckRisk opens in Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... assessments using techniques it has developed through its experience in alternative markets and in conjunction with the University of Bath and Bristol in the UK.

On positive contagion, reflation and the great rotation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... instead of 153K. That's an additional 335K more workers that'll continue to spend and pay taxes. Must be why the University of Michigan/Reuters consumer sentiment is rising, home prices continue to climb, construction spending is strengthening and durable ...

Acadian appoints new head of investments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... quantitative roles at BGI/Blackrock and State Street Global Advisors and has been a senior lecturer in finance at the University of Western Australia. In his new role, which also includes the position of deputy chief executive, Walsh is tasked with leading ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... expected, with the economy adding 146,000 jobs, a gain from October's downwardly revised 138,000. Meanwhile, the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index declined to 74.5 from November's 82.7, which had been the best level in five years. Also ...