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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply weaker as softer base and precious metal prices, combined with US markets retreating to the lowest level in around five months, paints a bleak picture for the local bourse. There is some stock-specific ...

Virgin and max in super battle for Gen-X, Y and Z

Virgin Super's aspiring grip on simple but exciting super faces serious challenge from new entrant max Super. The Melbourne-based fund launched this month provides superannuation products tailored for 25 to 40 year olds and they intend to be a serious ...

Australians not saving enough: Aviva

More than half of Australians worry they are not saving enough for their retirement according to a recent global survey on 'Consumer attitudes to savings' conducted by financial services group Aviva. Aviva's survey rated consumer attitude to savings ...

Weekly economic roundup

To paraphrase the soothsayer's warning to Julius Caesar, 'Beware the Ides of October,' because the largest market crashes in history (1929 and 1987) happened in October and even 2005 has just felt the same winds. As if on cue, the advent of October ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2005
SYDNEY - The Australian share market is expected to open weaker again, as a poor performance on global equities markets hits the local bourse for the second straight session. While the Australian market is unlikely to repeat yesterday's fall, another ...

MetLife on the expansion trail

MetLife has appointed Michael Burke as Head of Business - Institutional Business as part of its plans to become a market leader in the Australian corporate insurance market. Burke previously held a number of senior management positions at CBA's institutional ...

New indexed option for Statewide

South Australian based industry fund Statewide has introduced a new investment option called Statewide Indexed. The indexed balanced fund was launched in July with little fanfare though its inclusion to Statewide's menu of 10 investment options shows ...

Weekly economic roundup

Australian financial markets largely ignored second-tier domestic data released last week in favour of the more market moving decisions by the US Federal Reserve and by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Last week, the US Federal ...

Wealthtrac appoints Head of Distribution

Midsize platform group Wealthtrac has appointed Mathew Johnson as the new Head of Distribution to lead their penetration push into advisory groups looking for an independent platform. Wealthtrac is national dealer co-operative with over $300 million ...

CSAM announce Small Companies appointment

Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) has appointed a new executive to its Small Companies Investment Team. Matthew Booker will join the group, from his former role as Deutsche Bank Head of Small Company Research Sales. At Deutsche Bank, Booker was ...