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PROFILE: MetLife head of distribution Michael Gooddall

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... Greiner was Goodall's number one customer, coming in every Sunday with his wife Kathryn and two sons. Goodall says he remains close friends with the Greiner's eldest son to this day. It was doing this job that he got his lucky break into the financial ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... against the yen. Tokyo added 0.69 per cent, or 103.97 points, to 15,224.11, Seoul climbed 0.48 per cent, or 9.56 points, to close at 1,963.87 and Sydney was flat, edging up 2.3 points to 5,413.8. Shanghai advanced 0.10 per cent, or 2.09 points, to 2,001.16 ...

Bottoms up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
This week, this month, this year marked the fifth anniversary since US equities bottomed on 9 March 2009. The US subprime mortgage crisis that morphed into what is now termed as the global financial crisis sparked market volatility and heightened investor ...

Market close

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... The Australian share market has closed flat as investors shrugged off two days of falls in the price of iron ore. At the close on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.3 points, or 0.04 per cent, at 5,413.8, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Aussie shares out of favour as managed fund investors go global

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
Despite the Australian market achieving double-digit returns, investors have slashed their allocations to domestic share funds over concerns that the Australian economy will not be able to successfully transition away from the resources-led boom. According ...

Maybe slowing, definitely distorted, more likely rebalancing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
Ayy-yay-yay-yay-yay! Here we go again. Weak economic reports out of China have again put a question mark about its economy and by extension, the economy of the world. Oh sowee Virginia, I stand corrected... it wasn't a question mark, China's headed ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after mixed performances on international markets on continued tension between Russia and and Ukraine, and disappointing economic data from China and Japan. At 0827 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a mainly positive lead from Wall Street as investors weighed improved unemployment claims data ahead of a key monthly jobs report. At 0820 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract ...

SunSuper creates investment operations role

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
SunSuper has appointed Lounarda David to the newly created investment operations manager role. David will be responsible for managing and monitoring SunSuper's investments. She has more than 29 years' experience in the financial services industry, specialising ...

Just jokin' Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... tension. Fell free to form your own conclusions. I digress. While financial markets (and the G7 plus China) would be keeping a close eye on Putin from hereon - just in case - there's no denying that the flow of statistics have been largely on the positive ...