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AustralianSuper creates head of equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
AustralianSuper has created a new role of head of equities as part of its strategy to build in-house investment talent, but the fund was clear that this does not mean mandates will be removed from external managers. Innes McKeand has accepted the newly ...

UK pension liabilities bigger than the bank

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
Falling global equity markets have caused UK pension liabilities to grow in relative size, in one case outstripping the market capitalisation of its parent bank, a Citibank study has found. Lloyds Banking Group now has pension liabilities of 26.8 billion ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar was slightly weaker at noon, despite rallying overnight on the back of improved sentiment from the US and Europe. Despite opening almost half a US cent higher on Friday morning, due to the return of risk sentiment, by 1200 AEST ...

ETF provider wants to expand asset class range

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
State Street Global Advisers is keen to open new asset class realms to the Australian exchange-traded fund market, its global head of ETFs said yesterday. Scott Ebner, managing director and global head of exchange traded fund product for SSgA flew into ...

AUI expands with property fund acquisitions

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
Australian Unity Investments has picked up three unlisted property funds, with over $430 million in FUM, as part of its property growth strategy to build its retail funds business. Australian Unity Investments (AUI) has entered into an agreement with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is expected to decline after US stocks fell on a White House threat to veto legislation that would avert a US debt default. But Australian resource stocks may gain after the price of metals and oil rose. At 0826 AEST on the ...

Bank of Melbourne relaunches with plans for 90 new branches

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
The first accounts were opened today at the new Bank of Melbourne, as Westpac rebrands its St George group and embarks on an expansion drive to capture the Victorian regional market. Scott Tanner, chief executive, said the bank today opened three new ...

AMP scales advice for affordability

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
AMP has announced a new scalable advice model aimed at creating an affordable product to attract investors who would normally bypass advisers. The My Money Choices model was developed in consultation with financial planners, customers and the Australian ...

You can't handle the truth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
Stressed out with debts and the financial markets? Better pop some more pills into your system - more is in store. If it's too good to be true, it's usually a stretch. There was good news - fantabolous news --out of debt-drowning Europe after the close ...

Rainmaker reveals 2011 Sales & Marketing Excellence Awards

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
Challenger emerged as the biggest winner from the 2011 Rainmaker Sales & Marketing Excellence Awards Dinner last night, picking up three awards, while PIMCO, Legg Mason and AustralianSuper each scooped two. The awards dinner, compared by ABC newsreader ...