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Wayne the nation builder

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
Treasurer Wayne Swan has donned his hardhat and launched Australia on a massive $40 billion nation building program centred on three new investment funds designed to fix infrastructure, health and education while also kick starting Australia's regional ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
The Australian share market had rebounded slightly at noon after opening in the red today while the market digested the terms of the proposed Westpac and St George Bank merger. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.3 points, or 0.07 ...

Home loan fall follows rate hikes

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
Australian housing finance commitments for owner-occupied housing fell by a seasonally adjusted 6.1 per cent in March, which was much worse than the median market forecast for a one per cent fall. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said 59,371 home ...

Suncorp's Fox retires

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
Suncorp group executive wealth management, Dennis Fox, steps down after 35 years in financial services. Retiring on July 31 this year, Fox will be replaced by Geoffrey Summerhayes who was most recently Australian general manager specialised businesses ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
The Australian share market was in positive territory at midday, with stronger commodity prices overnight driving gains in resource stocks both locally and on Wall St. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 65.7 points, or 1.15 per ...

AFA selects Alexis for PI cover

After a 12-month process, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has handpicked Alexis Insurance Brokers to give its members much needed help in choosing the right PI cover ahead of a new government ruling which raises adviser PI costs by as much ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher this morning after US stocks increased as a range of technology companies posted better-than-expected results. Gains may be limited as most base metals, gold and silver declined overnight. Oil was ...

Super funds to resurrect ailing RMBS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
Investor interest in Australian residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) has dropped from $45 billion last year to virtually zero early this year - but a model overhaul and cash injection from super funds could pull the sector out of the doldrums. ...

Aon hires Russell for FM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
Aon Consulting Australia has appointed multi-manager specialist Russell Investment Group to manage the firm's master trust's $1.6 billion in assets and develop a range of specialist investment options. Aon Consulting (Aon) Master Trust investment options ...

FIRST Super, TISS and PPWSF to merge

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
Industry superannuation funds FIRST Super, TISS and PPWSF are merging on July 1 to form First Super - a new $1.5 billion fund servicing members in the furniture, pulp, paper, and timber industries. The merger will see the $522 million Furniture Industry ...