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May Day happy day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
You just gotta love this market, don't you think? It's swung from May day mayday to May day happy day in a span of less than 24 hours. Must be all those algos reading those cheery headlines overnight: US Jobless Claims Fall To 5-Year Low (WSJ) ECB 'ready' ...

Basel III to see banks focus on longer-term depositors

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
The requirement to match assets and liabilities under new regulatory proposals will see Australian banks move to a model where customers owning more products, according to ING DIRECT's executive director distribution Lisa Claes. Although the final details ...

ASIC raises red flag on capital protected products

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has zeroed in on the labelling of unlisted retail structured products that are being promoted as having "capital protection" or a "capital guarantee". An ASIC report noted that these are complex ...

UBS creates APAC real estate role

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
Former Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) managing director Trevor Cooke is set to join UBS Global Asset Management (UBS) in a newly created role. Cooke will officially join UBS on May 27, 2013 as head of global real estate for Asia Pacific. According ...

Elana Rubin appointed MLC director

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
Former AustralianSuper chair Elana Rubin has been appointed as non-executive director to the board of National Wealth Management Holdings and will serve as MLC director as well as other related companies. Rubin will take up the board position on May  ...

May Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
It's the 1st of May for our brethrens in the US and Europe and right on cue...we got a sprinkling of nasty data sets that sent Wall Street down last night, reminding you, I and Irene that this maybe another May to sell and go away. Not that we did any ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on Wall Street following weak employment and manufacturing data, and as the Federal Reserve stuck to its aggressive economic stimulus program. At 0751 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index ...

Nominations open for AFA Excellence in Education award

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has opened the nominations for the sixth AFA Excellence in Education Award, which recognises advisers committed to lifelong learning. Nominations close on May 24 with the first round of interviews being held ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
Australian stocks have started the month weaker, with investors appearing to book profits after the market hit a fresh five-year high on Tuesday. There is also nervousness about offshore events, including the release of Chinese manufacturing figures ...

AUI tips property fund merger

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) is seeking approval from investors in its Second Industrial Trust (SIT) to merge the trust with its flagship Office Property Fund (OPF). Investors in SIT will be eligible to vote on the proposal to create a $360 million ...