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The day the earth moved

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... increased by 25.4 per cent on the first anniversary of the Kobe earthquake. Our prayers and commiserations to all those affected by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.

FuturePlus targets super funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... but we are now a separate entity and it has to make a profit," said Powis, adding that its existing clients will not be affected by its new expansion. "We don't have a lot of experience in managing transition, however this is a good way to start with ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... escalation of violence, that sees oil prices shoot up." Mr Peacock said the materials and financial sector were particularly affected. Among the big miners, BHP was 44 cents weaker at $45.93 and Rio Tinto down $1.31 cents at $84.00. ANZ fell 26 cents ...

Swan approves AMP/AXA merger

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... 14(1) of the Financial Sector Shareholding Act (FSSA). These conditions stipulate that AMP must ensure that employees affected by the merger are offered internal redeployment opportunities, to supply external jobs placement in the case of redundancies ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... eight cents to $12.44 after cutting its full-year production target by as much as 18 per cent after rain and flooding affected operations. Housing materials supplier James Hardie Industries rose seven cents, or 1.1 per cent, to $6.64 after reporting ...

Snowball expands 'segmented advice'

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... another period of pivotal changes in the financial advice industry. "We think dichotomy is becoming clearer and will be affected by Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms and intra-fund advice. On the longer term, we see differences around transactional ...

Fundies turn to outsourcing to curb costs: report

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... coming years and clients who are seeking products with lower fees. "Turmoil in the global financial markets has deeply affected the profitability of the investment management industry," said Rob Wright, Global Head, Product and Client Segments, RBC Dexia. ...

Catching its second wind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... that was before Lehman folded! Sure this is a volatile stat and undoubtedly, like the non-farm payrolls report - snow affected. But the report also showed that continuing claims continued their 2-year long trend of decline. Now ain't that just a swell ...

Bank lends aid to fin planning businesses

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... services in the sector, Rainsford is confident that any negative impact will be minimal. "I think good businesses won't be affected, it's just a case of planning for the future and making sure everything is in place prior to the legislation coming into ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
... federal government's flood levy would only have a small economic impact and the Australian dollar was more likely being affected by national economic uncertainty. "There's a bit of confusion as to where we are regarding the global economic and domestic ...