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Goldman Sachs CFO to retire

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... From 1998 until 1999, Viniar was deputy chief financial officer. He is the longest serving chief financial officer of a major financial institution on Wall Street, said Goldman Sachs in its statement. The announcement was made after shares of Goldman ...

Peak in investment spend to herald lower growth: Barclays economist

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... trade at around US$1.04, and for the bond yield to remain under the 3.5% cash rate. Davies expects to see a strong switch by major banks and larger offshore investors into state government debt which offers a higher return. He also expects an additional ...

Cbus takes lead on trustee disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... recognition of the public/private partnership which is part of compulsory superannuation, and that it also demonstrated that major industry funds were taking the current debate about disclosure and governance seriously. John Brogden, chief executive ...

Blue Sky names investment manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... In his new role, he will be helping with the company's existing portfolio, which contains a variety of investments from major household names to rapidly growing SMEs across the 'essentials' sectors such as food, energy and housing. Tim Wilson, managing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... close of $US1,732.70 per ounce. BHP Billiton was 68 cents higher at $33.46 and Rio Tinto was $1.56 up at $56.61. The four major banks also opened higher. ANZ was up 14 cents to $24.28, National Australia Bank was 15 cents higher at $25.43, Westpac gained ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... securities a month in a bid to lower long-term interest rates, which the Fed hopes will spur borrowing and spending. Locally, no major economic news is expected on Friday. In equities news, ANZ is due to make its interest rates decision at its monthly ...

Sukuk demand to reach US$900bn in five years

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... of more than 10% driving an increased appetite for Sukuk that extends to fund managers and high net worth individuals. "Major South East Asian and Middle Eastern companies are tapping into the international Sukuk market to raise Shari'a compliant funds. ...

Medcraft calls for international super benchmarking

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... in favour of detailed asset allocation disclosure on member statements, saying in March this year that simply reporting major holdings leaves "room for cynicism". Appearing before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services ...

Glimmer of hope for house prices

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... territories," Dennis Bice Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's Executive Retail. "Investors are also seeing strong demand for rentals in the major centres with tight vacancy rates. The report also finds that around Australia, residential investment property returns ...

ISN blasts FSC's independence policy

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... that this allows retail funds to appoint 'in-house' directors to their boards and therefore fails to address one of the major governance issues for retail super funds, "namely the tension between their legal obligation to maximise shareholder returns ...