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Faith in monetary policy spawns new investment theme

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
AllianceBernstein's global thematic investment team has adopted a new theme focused on zero interest rate policy designed to focus on the impacts of monetary policy as the fiscal driver is lost. Fallout from the GFC resulted in heightened cyclicality ...

GBST Composer suite FoFA ready

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
Global securities transaction and wealth administration software provider, GBST claims that its Composer suite is the first market ready response to the controversial Future of Financial Advice legislation. GBST Compose is a platform that aims to reduce ...

AMP Capital continues restructure

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
AMP Capital's investment specialist team will no longer operate as an independent unit within the business from October, a further step in the company's restructure. Investment specialists operated as middlemen between clients and fund managers. They ...

Australia: all good and wishing for the worst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
It's her birthday and she'll cry if she wants to. Economic growth of 0.6% in the June quarter and 3.7% over the year marked exactly 21 years since Australia last experienced a recession. Yes folks, a year and 20! America has had 2 since then - Q1 to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher after a flat result on Wall Street overnight with investors waiting to see if Europe's central bank plans to introduce stimulatory measures. At 0818 AEST on Thursday, the September share price ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
The Australian sharemarket is lower, in the wake of US data showing continued weakness in the US manufacturing sector, and ahead of key market-influencing events. At 1200 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 41.7 points, or 0.97 per ...

Gonski calls for NFP director liability review

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
A safe-harbour provision for board directors of not for profit organisations should be of prime concern for the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), David Gonski told an industry event yesterday. Speaking at Philanthropy Australia's ...

10,000 finance jobs slashed since GFC

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
At a time when Australian banks can afford to provide the best working conditions in the world, workers in financial services are under more pressure than ever, said Leanne Shingles, a spokesperson for the Finance Sector Union. Despite working for one ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower after the US bourses closed mixed following data showing the US manufacturing sector contracted for the third straight month. At 0830 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Customer owned bank attracts investors

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
Customer owned bankmecu has attributed NPAT of $27.02 million for its second year to the broader appeal of a cooperative enterprise in the banking space. Managing director Damien Walsh called the result, a decrease of 1.78% on the prior corresponding ...