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PROFILE: MetLife head of distribution Michael Gooddall

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... pizza!" he laughs. Curiously, then leader of the Opposition Nick Greiner was Goodall's number one customer, coming in every Sunday with his wife Kathryn and two sons. Goodall says he remains close friends with the Greiner's eldest son to this day. It ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... October, and the economy added 203,000 jobs. The market had expected 180,000 new jobs. In China, official figures released on Sunday showed that China's exports grew far more strongly than expected in November while import growth weakened.

Counting up and counting down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... precedent for a government shutdown, there's no precedent for a default". But that was Friday last week... His tone changed Sunday night...yes, that's two days after Friday. In an interview with ABC's 'This Week' show, Boehner declared that, "We're not ...

Voting opens on SelectingSuper's Consumer Choice award

STAFF WRITERS  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... to all AAA quality assessed super funds. Members can vote for their fund directly on the SelectingSuper website up until Sunday 10th November. Christopher Page, managing director of the Rainmaker Group said: "The Consumer Choice award is a new award ...

Buy me a house

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... "Dad, can you help me buy my own property?A I'm sick of paying ever-rising rent." My dear daughter asked me this during two Sunday dinners ago.A My first instinct was to say "of course" to my only girl among four children (yes four) - now you gentle ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... Thursday would be key events for the market during the week. Mr Daghlian said Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's announcement on Sunday that a federal election would be held on September 7 was unlikely to influence the market. "I don't think you're going to ...

Last-minute Stronger Super reprieve averts "ludicrous situation"

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... came into play. MTAA Super CEO Leeanne Turner said she sent a letter to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority on Sunday night detailing which reforms her fund was unable to comply with. Graeme Miller, director of investment services Australia ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... investors welcomed the poll victory of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, which retained power by a comfortable margin in Sunday's general election. Profit-taking pared the early gains, with the market up 3.38 per cent in afternoon trade on Monday. ...

Advisers head to Gold Coast for social media conference

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... professionals will travel to the Gold Coast this weekend to better learn how to make technology work for their businesses. Starting Sunday 3 February, the Adviser Edge conference will put forward the sharpest innovations in financial advice, with a focus ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... With investors becoming more confident the safe-haven yen came back under pressure ahead of a general election in Japan on Sunday and expectations of more monetary easing by the country's central bank. Tokyo on Wednesday rose 0.59 per cent, adding 56.14 ...