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Centrepoint locks-in CEO with incentive bonus

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
Centrepoint Alliance, the parent company of Professional Investment Services (PIS) dealer group, has approved the issue of up to $1.5 million of fully paid ordinary shares to Centrepoint and PIS managing director John De Zwart as a long term incentive. ...

Russell appoints global CIO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... currently a senior fixed income portfolio manager, will succeed Hussey as chief investment officer of global fixed income. The company confirmed that the changes will take effect on October 1, 2013.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... gets into full swing, Ms Saly said Downer EDI had gotten the mining sector off to a great start after the engineering company posted a net profit of $204 million for the 2012/13 financial year - an 80 per cent increase on last year. Despite warning of ...

Gunns chair pleads guilty to insider trading

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
John Gay, the former chairman of forestry company Gunns Limited, has pleaded guilty to insider trading. In December 2009, Gay sold 3.4 million shares in Gunns when he had inside information that the company's was faring poorly. When the company's half-year ...

Industry asks for stronger consultation after elections

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... political parties and includes recommendations such as including financial literacy in the school curriculum or lowering the company tax rate. From the superannuation sector, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive ...

Suncorp Life profit to drop 75%

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... to drop approximately 75% due to increasing discount rates and the poor performance of the life insurance division. The company made public a financial update of its preliminary results for financial year 2013 at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). ...

Perpetual not concerned about ACCC initial report

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) preliminary views, which suggested that Perpetual's takeover bid for The Trust Company could harm market competition. "This is a natural step of the process," a Perpetual spokesperson told Financial Standard. ...

The life insurance sustainability challenge

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... change than industry losses," he said. Last week RGA reported second-quarter net losses of $49.6 million. According to the company, the losses were primarily attributable to an after-tax charge of approximately $184 million to increase claims liabilities ...

Investment bonds a low-tax alternative to super: IOOF

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013

International pension funds battle for Aussie infra

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... are likely to pour $1 billion of direct investment into Australian property and infrastructure, according to The Trust Company. The money will largely come from South Korea's National Pension Scheme, the fourth largest pension fund in the world. This ...