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September mourn

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009

... 2009, a hairline below the 72.3 per cent achieved in 2004 when the bulls were still roaming on Wall Street. Forget that interest rates are at historic lows - and would be kept that way for as long as necessary. Forget that National Governments are handing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009

... four winning weeks and ahead of a meeting of Federal Reserve policymakers who could offer clues on the timing of any interest rate rise. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 32.12 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 9337.95 after soaring on Friday to its highest ...

Gen insurance posts 61pc fall in NPAT

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009

... companies suffered a total 61 per cent drop in net profit after tax to $2.1 billion due to higher claim costs and lower interest rates last year although the industry's total assets rose 0.7 per cent to $92.7 billion over the same period. The regulator's ...

YMCA fund introduces fixed interest

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009

... strategy as its default option. A newsletter from the fund noted that the fund started offering a second strategy, "Fixed Interest", from 1 July. "The introduction of the second strategy is designed to allow members to mix the growth and fixed interest ...

SocGen exec quits after insider trading probe

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009

... and Mustier reject these allegations, noted a press statement from the bank. "Jean-Pierre Mustier has decided, in the interest of the group, to anticipate his departure and has tendered his resignation, which has been accepted," noted the media statement. ...

Christian Super takes $30m cash strategy in-house

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009

... term deposits. Murphy said the fund could effectively manage the cash strategy because it already manages some fixed interest investments. He said the fund had experienced a 7.5 per cent increase in the number of members moving into the cash option to ...

Managed accounts firm ramps up ESG

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009

... managed account space and $100 million in institutional mandates. Dalton said the firm was starting to garner a lot of interest from instos and asset allocators who are on the hunt for boutique Australian equities managers. The firm is currently engaged ...

Alpha selects Pengana volatility strategy

COMPANY RELEASE | FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009

... Fund Manager multi-manager suite provides access to large, mid and small cap Australian shares, global shares, fixed interest securities and listed property. The fund manager is a wholly owned subsidiary of Infocus Wealth Management.

Add £50b, will travel

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009

... and Britain pumped liquidity into its economy. On the back of more positive company earnings and unchanged record-low interest rate decisions from the ECB and the Bank of England, London's FTSE 100 index increased 43.4 points, or 0.93 per cent to 4690.53. ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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