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PM Gillard makes wealth reforms more likely

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
The elevation of Julia Gillard to become Australia's first female Prime Minister, which increases the odds the government will be re-elected and possibly win back a few senate seats, makes it more likely that the government's financial services reform ...

Retirees brush off volatility to hold equities long term

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
Retirees might want less risk in their investment portfolios, but many tend to brush away recent market fluctuations to maintain a strong bias towards equities, new figures show. When asked whether market fluctuations have meant that retirees prefer ...

Super funds lead advice charge

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
Super funds will lead innovation in the advice sector as intra-fund advice grows, leaving many advisers to play catch up, according to tech firm, Provisio Technologies. A number of superannuation funds now deliver advice with greater efficiency than ...

Magellan raises cash six-fold on Euro debt fears

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
Magellan Financial Group increased the cash weighting of its Global fund from 2 per cent to 12 per cent four weeks ago due to concerns about the European debt crisis. Hamish Douglass, chief executive and portfolio manager at Magellan, said the Global ...

On caution's side

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
Careful...careful. All eyes will be on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today as it deliberates on whether or not to shift interest rates - up or down -- in the country. By merely looking at Australia's domestic economic fundamentals, there are arguments ...

RIP May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
It's a wrap! Once again, the age-old adage "sell in May then go away" re-asserted itself in 2010. It may be the "Year of the Tiger" in the Chinese calendar but for financial markets May is easily the "Month of the PIGS". With only one trading day to ...

Top ESG infra stocks post better returns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... sector by more than 20 per cent over three years, according to a new report. Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) rates each infrastructure company out of a possible 15, with four being a low ESG score and 13 representing a highly rated ...

Whitten resigns from CFS GAM

S&P RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
David Whitten, head of global resources at Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM), has resigned from his role. Joanne Warner, senior portfolio manager at CFS GAM, will succeed Whitten as head of global resources when he leave at the ...

SAP buys Sybase

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
Sybase directors have backed a deal for SAP to buy the technology firm for a cash offer worth more than $7 billion in common stock. SAP's subsidiary, SAP America, has signed an agreement to buy Sybase, which means both companies clients' will be better ...

UBS GAM replaces Aussie bond manager

S&P RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) has appointed Tim van Klaveren as senior portfolio manager of the UBS Australian Bond fund. Van Klaveren replaces Adam Bowe who left the firm in March. He joins the team after working for the Sydney UBS team before ...