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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... were behind the local market's declines. However, Mr Smith said, he expected the growth in China would support Australia's major resources exporters in later trading. "China has got a lot of re-building and building still to do," Mr Smith said. "There ...

FSC appoints Vanguard head to board

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... Goldman Sachs Asset Management, who both recently resigned from the Financial Services Council (FSC) Board. "Vanguard is a major player in the Australian funds management industry and John's experience in the US and Australia will add greatly to the ...

Dalidowicz exits AustralianSuper

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... company he has certainly added value", said an AustralianSuper representative. "Since he started in 2006 he has overseen major changes to the portfolio for the benefits of the members, and back then we were at $20bn and now were at $43bn. "We wish him ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following on from last week's falls across major bourses with investors concerned over the euro zone and sentiment rocked by a ratings downgrade for Greece and 16 Spanish banks. At 0850 AEST on Monday, the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... 2.1 per cent lower at $32.10, while Rio was down 3.5 per cent at $56.18. Fortescue metals lost 6.5 per cent to $4.69. The major banks were all around two per cent lower. US stocks have closed with losses well above one per cent as negative news continued ...

Dealer group launches mobile medical service

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... already been accepted by all insurance companies and the next step is to include the ability to arrange PMARs - one of the major time lags in getting insurance applications through to completion. "Advisers will be allocated a personal consultant within ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... during the overnight session. "The movement in the market yesterday was probably over-exaggerated, anticipating further major falls in overseas markets last night which didn't occur," Mr Russell said. "There was some stability in those markets and I ...

Deposits the battleground for margins

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... Australian economy. "The average increase in cash earnings over the first half of the year indicates solid performance by the major banks and highlights their ability to adapt to change amid ongoing volatile market conditions. "However, elevated funding ...

10m Aussies 'Like' Facebook

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... website than users from any other nation. Despite the popularity of social media in Australia, a recent pilot study of 20 major super funds with a social media presence conducted by Rainmaker found they had attracted only a combined 40,000 Twitter followers ...

Private debt gets 'time in the sun'

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... adding the liquidity sacrifice is typically three years but that a current invested fund is generating around 9%. While the major banks have traditionally dominated the commercial lending market, Basel 3 has prompted a spate of global deleveraging as ...