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Black or white - just beat it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... of Thrift'. Simply stated, if every person increases their savings in times of recession, aggregate demand will fall, company sales and profits decline, unemployment rises and the economy weakens. It's black. But it is also true that lower demand will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... Exchange, the September share price index contract was up one point at 3,880. No economic data is scheduled for Monday. In company news, toy marketer Funtastic Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Melbourne. The Mining North Queensland conference ...

Banking customers get free anti-virus upgrade

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... easier at night after anti-virus and internet security specialist AVG signed a deal to provide a free trial of the tech company's security software to the bank's clients. The bank's customers receive a 90-day trial and a 15 per cent discount licence ...

Pinnacle appoints distribution director

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
Pinnacle Investment Management has appointed Adam Bullpitt as associate director of distribution. Bullpitt joins the investment manager after working at Vanguard Investments as a business development manager for three years. During this time he worked ...

J.P. Morgan wins Capital mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
J.P. Morgan has won a mandate with fund manager Capital International Research to provide services for the group's mutual funds recently launched to Australian and New Zealand investors. J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services will provide global ...

Up yours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... Citi's share price closed at US$3.03 last night from a high of US$56.41 in December 2006. Think I am working for the wrong company. For where else could employees nearly destroy a business and get rewarded for doing so? Ahh but there is. Citigroup is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... market. At 0707 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 32 points at 3,862. In company news on Friday, firms holding general meetings include Prima Biomed Ltd, Lodestone Exploration Ltd, Repcol Ltd, Gryphon ...

Broker gets permanent ban from ASIC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
ASIC has permanently banned Mark William Clough from providing financial services after conducting business without an AFSL and pocketing $43,500 of his client's funds. This follows an ASIC investigation into Clough's dealings when he operated an insurance ...

Plum wins mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
Plum Financial Services has won mandates to administer the super arrangements of the Victorian Organisation Royal Automobile Club of Victoria and Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia). The deals will see Plum administer services to the two funds which have ...

McAlpine leaves CBUS for Health Super

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
The $7 billion industry super fund Health Super has appointed Megan McAlpine to the role of marketing manager. McAlpine joined Health Super earlier this week. The position has been vacant for a number of months following Sonia Trone's departure on maternity ...