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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... a result - has been stronger over the last 48 hours, with these two key votes getting through," she said. The immediate focus of the market going into the US Independence Day long weekend would be the US June manufacturing data tonight. Ms Ong said local ...

Life insurance gap down 33pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... Rice Warner Actuaries, personal insurance is on the rise due to changes in demographics, financial markets and a renewed focus on personal insurance since the GFC. "Increased levels of personal insurance have been driven by an increase of default cover ...

Snowball Shadforth planning for a FOFA future

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... are both advice led organisations." McDonald said the merged entity would be based on a simple, client facing model with a focus on the relationship between advisers and their clients. "We are really committed to keeping our local, client facing model ...

Long-term strategies pay off for investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... Greg Liddell, director of consulting and advisory at Russell Investments, told the Financial Standard that investors should focus on diversification and long term growth asset return, with the key factor being a lack of volatility over the 20 year period. ...

IMF elects new chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011

Russell hires 35 new staff, makes three senior appointments

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
Russell Investments has made three new senior appointments and hired 35 staff in a strategic expansion. Former MLC head of business development Christine Cameron has been appointed managing director of institutional sales at Russell where she will drive ...

Market Wrap -Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... restraint by paving the way for a second Greek bailout and, hopefully, ending the acute stage of its debt crisis. Banks were in focus since they could be among those having to carry the can for an extension of Greek debt while also facing additional ...

van Eyk appoints head of ratings

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Matthew Olsen has taken over as the new head of ratings at van Eyk with John O'Brien, head of research, shifting his focus towards strategic asset allocation. A former senior investment analyst at Colonial First State, Ausbil Dexia and JP Morgan, Olsen ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
The Australian share market was lower at noon as nervous investors wait to see if the Greek debt crisis will move nearer to resolution. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 43.1 points, or 0.96 per cent, at 4,465.0 points, while the ...

HESTA forms new relationship with CommInsure

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
HESTA has partnered up with CommInsure to offer income protection to age 67, moving away from OnePath. Starting from next year, HESTA members will receive improved death benefits. The super fund said that under the new insurance offer, a 40 year old ...