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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open flat today after a mixed lead from the US, although the futures index in Sydney was higher. At 0745 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's September share price index futures contract was up 31 points at ...

More super to move into daily pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... interim rate on a weekly basis. "We've seen an incredible morphing of super fund clients... a rapid evolution and change of focus that sees super funds go from historically being monthly valued - to becoming more investment manager like with more frequent ...

Coalition doesn't support higher SG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... interest in boosting superannuation assets. The industry funds would most likely be the primary beneficiaries." Rather than focus on extra SG, Turnbull said he was more concerned about the increasing cost of compliance in financial services. He said ...

Choice-of-fund members jump 81pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
An unprecedented number of Australians opted out of their 'default' super fund in the past 12 months, up 81 per cent compared to the previous year, showing more people are finally taking advantage of the radical "choice of super fund" legislation introduced ...

Atom joins SII global group

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
South Africa's second largest wealth management group, Sanlam International Investments (SII), has established an Australia-Pacific beach head through its acquisition of Atom Funds Management, a niche Australian boutique small-cap investment manager. ...

More worries for US financials

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... according to Rightmove, 'The lack of mortgage finance is central to the problem." Today's financial market activity will focus on the Bank of Japan's decision on interest rates and the minute of the Reserve Bank of Australia's August monetary policy ...

Once lost, now found: super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
Australians still have a gigantic $12 billion in lost super but a concerted effort by the government, regulators and wealth management industry is slowly reducing the amount of misplaced retirement savings. AUSfund for one has returned nearly $40 million ...

Watching the US$ and commodities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... 22 Aug 2008) The dearth of key market moving factors indicates this week that financial market activity will continue to focus on the rapid appreciation of the US dollar against most major currencies and the decline in commodity prices as markets factor ...

SmartStream on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
SmartStream Technologies is on the hunt for top tech talent as the transaction management firm casts its focus on growing its Australian base. SmartStream, whose clients in Australia include industry heavyweights AMP, ING and Vanguard Investments, appointed ...

Shift ad budget for Gen Y: Williams

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
Super funds must revamp their marketing strategy and reallocate funding from traditional marketing media and focus on online content to better communicate with Generation Y, according to digital marketing expert, Jenny Williams. Speaking at the Association ...