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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower today after a mixed result on Wall Street and falls in some commodity prices. At 758 AEST, the September Share Price Index was down 29 points to 5939 on the Sydney futures exchange. In data today ...

Kelly switch shifts M&A landscape

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
The appointment of Gail Kelly as Westpac's new chief executive is likely to change several merger and acquisition scenarios. Kelly is formally on six months leave (under the terms of her St George Bank contract) before taking the helm at Westpac in ...

AMP loses key fund heads

AMP Capital Investors has been hit by two senior staff departures, with the loss of head of capital funds John Whiteman and portfolio manager of the small companies fund Mike Cowin last week. According to a statement from AMP, Whiteman has "decided ...

SA posts record planner growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
The number of financial planners recruited in South Australia have risen over the past year eclipsing the growth rate in other states, according to eJobs Financial Planning. The survey found that the number of financial planner job advertisements in ...

AUI appoints state manager

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) has appointed Damen Purcell as state manager in its NSW/ACT business development team. Previously Purcell was Northern Region retail manager with Ausbil Dexia Limited and has worked with Colonial First State and ING ...

Active fund tax burden costs 4pc of returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
The extra tax burden of active investing could cost up to $38,000 for a top marginal tax bracket investor with $500,000 in investments, according to Vanguard research. Vanguard's head of retail Robin Bowerman said that while super funds enjoyed concessional ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2007
The Australian share market was lower at noon as hesitant investors await a recovery on Wall Street. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 42.4 points to 5969.2. The All Ordinaries dropped 38.6 points to 5988.9. On the Sydney Futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2007
In Sydney, the Australian share market is expected to open higher as a neutral Wall Street and higher base metal prices offer no strong negative lead. At 0811 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was up 40 points to 6,037 ...

CommunityCPS launches charity foundation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
Financial institutions in Australia routinely celebrate their wealth and profit results but more are trying to harness this to drive community marketing initiatives and charity foundations. The latest institution to do launch a charity foundation is ...

Super choice overwhelms women

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
An all-female panel of key industry and government figures told the audience at this year's FEAL National Conference that many women suffer from 'analysis paralysis' due to the number of superannuation products in the market today. Speaking as part ...