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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
Australian shares are expected to open lower after Wall Street indices were down overnight, and commodity prices fell. At 0822 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 54 points lower at 4,664. In economic news on ...

Tyndall head moves to Industry Funds Management

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
Fund manager Tyndall Investment Management's managing director Brett Himbury has resigned to take on the top post at Industry Funds Management (IFM). Craig Hobart, the group's head of retail since 2007, has been appointed interim managing director of ...

New chapter in savings after government guarantee ends

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
The termination of the government guarantee on wholesale funding next month gives a strong signal that - as far as the Australian government is concerned - the financial crisis is over. But the move could pose new problems for financial services providers ...

Grimshaw joins Suncorp

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
Suncorp has appointed Caledonia Investment chief executive, Stuart Grimshaw, as a non-executive director. Grimshaw has 25 years experience in banking and financial services in Australia and overseas. Aside from his current role as chief executive, he ...

Investing on thin ice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
A leading fixed income manager likens the market to a car careening into a frozen pond and fishtailing before steadying - except the car could still crash and is still on thin ice. Roger Bridges, head of fixed income at $10 billion-plus fund manager ...

MLC exec moves to Suncorp Life

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
Suncorp Life has appointed former MLC executive Donald McBain to the position of executive manager life risk marketing. McBain's previous roles included head of brand marketing for MLC and in loyalty marketing for NAB. His consumer marketing experience ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket has opened 0.3 per cent higher, led by stocks with US operations and wealth managers, after the US unemployment rate declined unexpectedly. At 1017 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14.4 points, or 0.31 per cent ...

Nesbitt leaves Perpetual for Suncorp

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
John Nesbitt, the former head of Private Wealth at Perpetual, has joined Suncorp-Metway as chief financial officer. Nesbitt will be replaced by acting joint heads of Private Wealth, Paul Ryan and Shailendra Singh. "John Nesbitt has a long career in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
There was little movement on the Australian sharemarket at noon with trading in the US slowing down for Thanksgiving on Thursday. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10.9 points, or 0.23 per cent, at 4,695.90, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Planners hit by ratings pullout

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
S&P's decision to withdraw its application for a retail AFSL, effectively pulling its credit ratings from the retail market, could increase retail investors' exposure to risk and lead to a tightening of planners' approved product lists. S&P announced ...