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Demand waning for finance executives

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... trends in the economy so it is not surprising given the full five months of rises that the National Accounts released this week were positive and better than expected. "But by the same token the E.L Index's fall this month is an early warning that the ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... the euro shot up to 1.1116 from 1.0924 late in New York on Monday. "Ongoing Greek talks remain one obvious risk event this week especially as the country needs to pay 300 million euros to the IMF on Friday," said Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at ...

Tax reform cannot be deferred any longer: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL). Submissions on Joe Hockey's Tax Discussion Paper were due this week and AVCAL discussed a need for tax certainty around domestic and offshore institutional investors backing Australian private ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... construction spending and higher personal incomes in April, but lower consumer spending. A jammed economic calendar this week includes May auto sales, the May jobs report and meetings of the European Central Bank and Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting ...

Infocus looking to expand advice services

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... providing its financial advice services to industry funds TWUSUPER and First Super with the former partnership confirmed this week. The new partnership comes on the back of a broader initiative championed by superannuation financial services provider ...

Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... general manager for Godfrey Pembroke and a reshuffle at the top of First State Super led a raft of big appointment stories this week. NAB confirms new Godfrey Pembroke GM - Alan Logan, who has held executive positions at ANZ Advice & Distribution, MLC ...

World's largest sovereign wealth fund divests coal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... becoming a major priority for many institutions, including some of the world's leading universities. It has been reported this week that the US$308 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is also taking another step in its move ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... to 5,182 points. "News in the eurozone has alternated between bearish talk about the chances of a deal being struck this week, and reports that, despite key disagreements still present between both sides, that a 'staff level' deal is being drafted," ...

Damned lies and (actual) stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... to repeat its optimistic assessment over the outlook of its economy. The Japanese central bank would meet again later this week. Although expectations are mounting that it would have to expand its QE one day, someday, soon, the surprise would be if the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... strong buying in the afternoon to put on almost two per cent. The euro remained a target for buying on Friday after this week's upbeat eurozone growth data and despite Greece's struggles to hammer out a debt reform deal with creditors. Tokyo's Nikkei ...