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Australian Unity takes majority stake in Certainty Financial

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... Certainty Financial has entered a joint venture with Australian Unity Personal Financial Services, which has taken a majority interest in the practice. Steve Davis, Australian Unity Personal Financial Services general manager said the JV will better ...

Former minister joins Cbus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
Former minister in the Hawke and Keating governments, John Dawkins AO will join the Cbus Board as an independent director, replacing Bernie Fraser. Dawkins served under Bob Hawke, first as Minister for Finance followed by the portfolio of Trade. As ...

Bennelong Group appoints new director

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
Michael Pratt is the new non-executive director for the Bennelong Group Board and director of the board's philanthropic arm the Bennelong Foundation, effective immediately. Pratt joins the board from his role as head of consumer and SME banking, North ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... meeting. In Australia, the market on Tuesday marginally firmer despite slipping in late trade after the central bank kept interest rates on hold. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.7 points, or 0.18 per cent, at 4,337 points, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... to be cautious until the release of February retail sales data at 1130 AEST and the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) interest rate announcement at 1430 AEST. "Traders will be a little bit gun-shy just waiting on, not just the decision, but the commentary," ...

Can't fix what's not broken, yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... that time of the month again folks - the time when we try to second guess what the Reserve Bank of Australia will do to interest rates. Will they? Won't they? Cut interest rates, that is. They will, then again perhaps they won't. Yes, Virginia it's a ...

ESG RA Awards celebrate industry achievers

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... broader set of data. The question is how do you assess it and benchmark it that has created a demand for a more active interest from fund managers," Kaye told Financial Standard. The Best ESG Broking Firm for 2011, as voted by investment managers, was ...

Macquarie launches EM fund

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... time when developed economies continue to be volatile, the opportunity to invest in emerging markets has gained more interest among investors," said Adrian Stewart, head of the Macquarie Professional Series. The strategy employed is based on stock picking ...

More wealth beyond resources

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... Standard of the opportunities based in the water energy, food and materials sectors that were arising. "There is rising interest in the resources issues and the view amongst investors of a short term cycle occurring and therefore resources prices will ...

More infra investors going direct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... region by these investors, they said, with 78% seeking to invest there. The US is the next most favored region with a 61% interest level. Only 25% reported they are seeking opportunities in Australia. Projects attracting their attention are energy, transportation ...