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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... set its longest losing streak in more than half a century, dragged down by property stocks such as Sumitomo Realty & Development on credit fears. The Nikkei fell 27.51 points to 13,237.89, down for a 12th day and its longest losing run since a 15-day ...

Pentafin beefs up IT team

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... operations support manager Karen Chim to its IT team. Joe Vetto, the former co-founder and vice-president of product development for Seattle-based X6 Technologies which is now Minecode, has joined as a communications specialist. Vetto has 14 years experience ...

Securitor adds BBV to network

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... technology tool, AdviserNETgain. In addition, the financial planning practice can now use the dealer group's business development program, Business Torque and the Advance Asset Management's financial and economic information service. David Brett, Bentley ...

ABS cutbacks bad idea

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... surveys and sampling depth in key economic areas as it meet savings targets outlined in the Federal Budget. Research and development for labour market, social, prices and demography statistics will be wound back, as will some aspects of State and Territory ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
... data for May is due. The Business Council of Australia president Greg Gailey addresses the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) on `Australia's Emissions Trading Scheme - an opportunity'. The Australian share market closed in negative ...

Record intake for MLC adviser program

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
... Program played a fundamental part in developing the firm's staff. "Once [graduates] join us we immediately set personal development plans to assist them with their ultimate career objective of becoming a financial planner," said Ramsay. Indeed, Virginia ...

Moment of truth

CAMERON BOGGS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... balance for them to start worrying about it - for it to be meaningful to them," said David Moxon, manager in fund development at Vision Super. Either way, the industry faces an uphill battle tackling financial literacy. "We had a call from a member last ...

Perpetual to expand product line

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2008
... restructure] was to get more focus and accountability," he said. "With so many funds now and capabilities, new product development wasn't happening as fast as we wanted it and you didn't have the focus that a group of people just responsible [in one ...

Lord Stern launches carbon ratings

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... its stated emissions reductions in its stated time period. The ratings will also consider the economic and social development benefits of the projects. The new service will award scores ranging from AAA for the highest quality, lowest risk offset assets ...

MacarthurCook appeals ASX breach

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
Boutique fund manager MacarthurCook has confirmed it is appealing the Australian Securities Exchange's charge that it had breached regulations following the issuance of its shares to IOOF Holdings. In a statement released by the ASX today, MacarthurCook ...