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Spring FG CEO steps down temporarily

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
Spring Financial Group has appointed an acting chief executive to reduce managing director Keith Cullen's workload while he recovers from recent surgery. Current head of advice services Frank Paul has taken on the interim role, having previous leadership ...

MLC adds to advice partnerships team

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
MLC has announced the appointment of its head of practice development. Michael Downey has joined the MLC advice partnerships team, brining nearly 30 years of industry experience. Having commenced the role in late May, Downey is responsible for developing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... Thursday. HONG KONG - Shanghai and Tokyo shares were hit by profit-taking but most other Asian markets rose after a positive US lead as the Nasdaq broke a 15-year-old record high. Tokyo, which hit a 15-year high on Thursday after a three-day rally, slipped ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
... retail figures and concerns about global growth. CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the ASX had followed the US lead, while a slide in commodity prices had weighed on resources stocks. Copper prices overnight slumped more than 5% to their lowest ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after US markets hit new highs. The Dow and S&P 500 closed at fresh records overnight after the Republicans took power in both US houses of Congress and lifted hopes for pro-business policies. The strong ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher on strong US leads and iron ore price gains. US stocks extended the rally that began late last week with the Dow Jones Industrial Average finishing 0.12 per cent higher on Monday. Wall Street's gains and ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
The Australian market has snapped a six-day losing streak to start the week with gains following a positive US lead on Friday. Another day of losses on Monday would be the longest run of outs in four years. US markets made one per cent-plus gains on ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... worse if US markets had not performed as strongly as they did overnight. "The Aussie market is struggling to follow the US lead but it certainly has supported us to some extent," he said. On the local sharemarket, the major miners had fallen slightly ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... down the (US) indices. They were just coming off record levels," he said. "There's just general weakness based on the US lead and perhaps the federal budget, which will be an overall negative for gross domestic production growth moving forward." A rise ...

Towers Watson names global head of investments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
Towers Watson has appointed Chris Ford to the UK-based role of global head of its investment business, following the departure of Carl Hess from the role. Hess, who held the position from 2008, will remain at Towers Watson and become managing director ...