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Company sales earnings on hold till 2011: Zurich

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
Australian listed companies may not start posting solid earnings growth for at least another calendar year, an investment expert predicts. Matthew Drennan, general manager of investments at Zurich Financial Services Australia, said overall, local listed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
The Australian market has received mixed leads from overseas trading overnight, with Wall Street indices flat, precious metals mixed and oil flat. At 0805 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 34 points lower ...

AMP exec joins planning standards board

AMP ANNOUNCEMENT  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
The Australian financial planning industry gets a local representative in a global standards-setting body after Steve Helmich from AMP was selected to join the board of the Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB). Financial Planning Standards ...

WA rep banned

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
ASIC has permanently banned Jason William Cox, of St James, Western Australia, from providing financial services. The banning follows Cox being sentenced in January this year to two years and four months jail with parole, for 24 counts of fraud. It ...

Hillross buys Rabo Financial Advisors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
Hillross Financial Services has bought Rabobank Australia & New Zealand's Rabo Financial Advisors, in a deal that sees the bank's financial planning arm move to the Hillross brand in just a few weeks. Rabo Financial Advisors represents 40 staff including ...

You're dreaming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
Whaaaaat! This was my immediate reaction when I the 'Breaking News" section on news.com.au flashed the headline, "Jobless number hits a seven year high." Yes, the headline achieved its aims - it grabbed my attention! A split second before clicking on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
The Australian stock market has received a strong lead from overseas, with Wall Street's key stocks indices all higher and commodities prices firmer. At 0826 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index futures contract was 78 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
The Australian market has received mixed leads from overseas for trading on Monday, with Wall Street's key stocks indices all higher, along with gold, but other commodities lower. At 0746 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
The Australian market has received a strong lead from US securities trading on Wall Street and gold again was higher, although other metals and oil were lower. At 0818 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was ...

ADPIA appoints new president

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
The Australian Direct Property Investment Association has appointed Robert Olde, executive director of Questus, Perth, as president. Olde replaces Linden Toll, director of marketing and distribution at LMW Invest, as president. Adam Murchie of Drapac ...