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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... points, to 2,485.61. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares have retreated as investors cashed in profits on recent gains in power company stocks. The NZX 50 Index fell 25.144 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 5462.743 on Thursday.

No Westpac leadership changes after Gail Kelly departure

LAURA MILLAN, ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... of Thirty. Commenting on her departure, Kelly said: "It has been a great honour for me to be the CEO of this wonderful company. This is an excellent time to hand the reins to our next CEO, who will take the group through our bicentennial celebrations ...

Sydney set to become China share trading hub

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... Institutional Investor (QFII) programme which limits foreign investors from holding more than 10% of a Chinese listed company and requires them to hold investments for a minimum three months. Foreign investors are also only allowed to own shares in the ...

Insurance industry has trust issues

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... for the level of trust their customers have in them, according to a new survey by EY. The global professional services company surveyed around 24,000 consumers from 30 countries. Australia recorded one of the lowest levels of trust in insurers at just ...

Gail Kelly steps down as Westpac CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... statement today. Commenting on her departure, Kelly said: "It has been a great honour for me to be the CEO of this wonderful company. This is an excellent time to hand the reins to our next CEO, who will take the group through our bicentennial celebrations ...

Vanguard appoints head of key account management

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... has relocated an executive from its Hong Kong office to take up the role of head of key account management within the company's financial adviser business. In his new role, Matthew Lumsden will be responsible for building strategic partnerships with ...

ASIC takes SMSF property spruikers to court

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... notify current and former clients about the proceeding and to post a notice regarding ASIC's proceeding on its website. The company has advised at least 500 members of the public to establish and switch funds into an SMSF which are then used to purchase ...

Sally Loane new CEO of the Financial Services Council

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... chief executive John Brogden. Brogden is leaving to take up the role of chief executive at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) in January 2015. Loane was a broadcaster and journalist before entering the corporate sector. A For the past ...

NAB AM buys stake in UK fund manager

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... on investing in listed mid and large capitalisation companies. NAB Asset Management said the partnership continues the company's strategy of "progressing growth across internal channels and investing in quality partners." The new partnership with Intermede ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... sign of recovery. Among the big miners, BHP Billiton was down 55.5 cents to $34.125. Australia's second biggest listed company part owns Peru's top copper mine where the unionised workforce has started a strike over declining pay. Rio Tinto is down 66 ...