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Gillard urges China investment relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... investment is welcome in Australia, as is shown by the steady stream of proposals approved by our Foreign Investment Review Board. As with investment from other countries, inward investment proposals are subject to consistent rules which serve our national ...

Any which way is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... highest levels since 2008 and the Nasdaq since 2007. For confidence was up, consumer confidence that is. The Conference Board reported that its consumer confidence index rose to 65.4 in April from an upwardly revised 63.8 reading last month - more than ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
The Australian share market was stronger across the board at noon following the year's biggest rally on Wall Street and rising commodity prices overnight. The Australian dollar continued to climb to new heights, reaching $US1.0749 in morning trade - ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... as investors fretted over Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgrade on its outlook for US sovereign debt. Stocks fell across the board. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 68.6 points, or 1.41 per cent, to 4,793.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index lost ...

Russell makes senior hires

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... Persaud. Russo joins Russell from independent asset consultant Access Capital Advisers, a role that also led him to be on the board of AMP Infrastructure Fund of India as an investor representative. With over 20 years of industry experience, Russo has ...

ASIC silent on possible research probe

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... portfolio with very high returns, in a private asset report prepared for Wilson HTM. From 2000 to 2003 the consultant was on the board of Trio. In 2008 he was listed on the board of Astarra Capital Ltd. A spokesman for van Eyk said the research house ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
The Australian dollar was almost a US cent lower at noon, after minutes from the central bank's April board meeting confirmed that it was in no hurry to raise rates. At 1200 (AEST) on Tuesday, the local unit was trading at 104.63 US cents, down from ...

Advisers freed from duplicate work

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... operated open architecture and is keen to integrate with as many financial managers and platforms as are willing to jump on board.

Bernie Fraser moves on from Cbus and AustralianSuper

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... industry superannuation fund giants Cbus and Australian Super. Fraser is leaving on June 30, but remains as chairman on the board of industry fund-owned ME Bank. ME Bank has been seeking to improve its business as it holds less than 5 percent of the ...

FPA calls for naming rights

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... restrict the term 'Financial Planner' to members of an approved professional association only - and he has agreed to take it on board. The Association (FPA) has recently embarked on a campaign to put itself forward as the highest guarantee of professional ...