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FSC leads Asia Funds Passport delegation to Korea

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
The Financial Services Council is today leading a delegation of fund managers to South Korea to discuss the Asian Region Funds Passport (ARFP) and the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) with Korean CEOs and officials. Parliamentary Secretary ...

MDA provider appoints lawyer to senior role

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
Managed Account Holdings has appointed a senior lawyer as company secretary, ahead of its listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The owner of managedaccounts.com.au has appointed Jillian McGregor for her experience working in mid and top ...

The kindness of central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
S&P 500 2000 here we come! It won't be long now. Yes Virginia, with the S&P 500 index less than 50 points away (or 2.5%) from the 2,000-point milestone it'll just a few more sleeps and it'll be there - my back of the envelope calculation show that the ...

Crowe Horwath to announce buyout proposal

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
Crowe Horwath has requested a trading halt on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and will soon provide an update on discussions regarding acquisition proposals. The company, which changed its name from WHK Group in mid-2013, has reportedly received ...

SFGA top exec leaves following IOOF bid

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
SFG Australia (SFGA) company secretary and chief financial officer will depart to take up a position with Commonwealth Bank (CBA), only two weeks after IOOF made an offer to acquire SFGA. Linda Fox will start on her new role at CBA on July 11 but will ...

Macquarie exec posed as family office to learn secrets

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
A senior executive at Macquarie Group posed as an employee of a fake family office to gather confidential financial information from a competitor. An investigation by the Australian Financial Review found that head of Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is set to rise after a boost to tech stocks lifted Wall Street. At 0651 AEST on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 19 points at 5,436. In local economic news on Tuesday, the minutes of Reserve Bank ...

When Maslow's Theory and Marketing Collide

... that selling focuses on the needs of the seller while marketing on the needs of the buyer. People often ask, 'what's the secret to good marketing?' Some people say there isn't one. Well, there is - and it's really simple. Each and every one of us wants ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

LUCRF names Sword's replacement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
Industry super fund LUCRF Super has appointed trade unionist Charles Donnelly as its new chief executive, replacing superannuation pioneer Greg Sword who leaves at the end of June. Donnelly has been general secretary of the National Union of Workers ...