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AFA awards deadline looms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has called for submissions for its Adviser and Practice of the Year awards before the July 17 deadline. The Adviser of the Year award is based on adviser performance, practice business performance, professionalism ...

AFA looking for next adviser of the year

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers has partnered with Zurich to launch the 2015 Adviser of the Year and Practice of the Year awards. As a result, the AFA is now searching for advisers who, according to chief executive Brad Fox, it "not only [rates] ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... Street, big gains in petroleum stocks lifted the market as investors bet on more large energy mergers following Royal Dutch Shell's takeover of BG Group. Locally, oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum had added 57 cents at $34.70 and Santos had gained ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... tumbling oil prices, although European markets were broadly steady. London's FTSE 100 index, home to energy majors Royal Dutch Shell and BP, slid 0.22 per cent to end the day at 6,810.60 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index added 0.25 per cent to 10,737.87 ...

Westpac director resigns from board

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... and remuneration committees. Following her relocation to the United States, it is expected that her commitments as the of Shell's Arctic operations will increase in 2015. The bank said that Pickard has therefore "reluctantly" chosen to retire from the ...

Vanguard appoints APAC senior economist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
Vanguard has appointed Dr Qian Wang as its new senior economist in the Asia-Pacific region. Wang took up the position on October 27 and is based in Hong Kong. She will be part of the global Investment Strategy Group (ISG) team headed by Vanguard chief ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open slightly higher on Monday despite flat trading in the US at the end of last week. The September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,516. Earning season continues this week with National ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... cents at $42.07 ahead of a shareholder vote on a $US2.7 billion ($A2.92 billion) plan to buy back shares from Royal Dutch Shell. The major four banks were also feeling the downward pressure. Commonwealth Bank had lost 88 cents to $82.87, ANZ had fallen ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... and July. In equities news, Woodside Petroleum holds its general meeting to vote on the buyback of shares from Royal Dutch Shell and Resmed is expected to post its financial results. The Australian market on Thursday, continued to hold above the 5,600-point ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... oil and gas company Woodside Petroleum has placed its shares in a trading halt after its biggest shareholder, Royal Dutch Shell, announced it will sell the majority of its 23.1 per cent stake in the company. Woodside last traded at $42.85. In other market ...