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GM shuts down DB fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... salaried employees into the company's accumulation 401(k) scheme, citing balance sheet risk. The car manufacturing world heavy weight got into trouble in 2009 during the worst of the Global Financial Crisis and only survived as a result of $US50 billion ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... the high unemployment and deep poverty among Arab-Israelis and ultra-orthodox Haredi Jews. SEOUL - South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries says it has won a 3.05 trillion won ($A2.53 billion) contract to build an offshore gas processing facility in Australia. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... on Wednesday. The S&P 500, a broader measure of the markets, added 11.67 points, or 0.89 per cent, to 1,324.08. The tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 34.43 points, or 1.22 per cent, to 2,848.27. LONDON - European stock markets closed sharply higher on Wednesday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... consumer confidence. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 19.83 points (0.16 per cent) to 12,633.89 in closing trade. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 1.46 points (0.05 per cent) to 2,813.40, while the S&P 500, a broader measure of the markets, slipped 0.55 ...

Risk focus needed for sustainable investing: MLC

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
MLC Investment Management has cautioned investors with a penchant for income-heavy portfolios that greater risk diversification and sophisticated strategies are necessary at a time when term deposits on one product reached $400 million. According to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... cent fall in quarterly production, compared with the same period in 2010. It was in line with its recent forecast, after heavy rains in Papua New Guinea and lower ore grades dented output. Among the day's biggest losers was Billabong, which shed four ...

HSBC launches new retail equity product

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
HSBC has introduced a new equity product bucking the trend of last year's Asia-heavy baskets. The five-year 100+ Series International Equity Investment gives exposure to the Australian equity index (S&P/ASX 200) in addition to indices in Switzerland ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... points (0.39 per cent) at 12,422.06. The broad-based S&P 500 lost 6.41 per cent (0.49 per cent) to 1,289.09, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gave up 14.03 (0.51 per cent) to end at 2,710.67. Earlier losses on each of the indices topped one per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... A series of US indicators on jobs and activity, especially a sharp drop in new unemployment claims, were welcomed after heavy losses on Wednesday sparked by fresh concerns over the eurozone debt crisis. In London, the FTSE-100 index of top companies ...

Towers Watson names new head of wealth mngt

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
Towers Watson has hired former CBA heavyweight, Danny Howell, as its new head of wealth management in Asia in a bid to strengthen its advisory services. Prior to joining Towers Watson, Howell was general manager for Commonwealth Bank's North Asia, responsible ...