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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... cent, to $3.25 a share. The telco on Friday lodged a revised structural separation undertaking with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Count chief replaced by CBA exec

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... wealth management firm and been replaced by Commonwealth Bank senior executive David Lane. It's after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) gave CBA's takeover of Count the green light earlier this month, and was endorsed by Count ...

Fund managers out-invest school kids

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... incidence of turning an investment profit than students from the 1,500 schools which took part in this year's ASX competition. The ASX Games were broken into two rounds, the first being the 10 week period from March 3 and the second being the 10 week ...

MLC continues slashing Wrap fees

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
MLC has continued cutting its fees in a bid to drive up adviser competition as it unveils its new MLC Wrap pricing structure. Effective for both new and existing MLC Wrap clients from December 1, the new structure will see lower administration fees ...

HOSTPLUS, CareSuper take top gongs at AIST awards

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
Cooking competitions and Olympians were the winning formulas for HOSTPLUS and CareSuper with the two super funds winning the top awards at the annual AIST 2011 Awards for Excellence. The awards, attended by around 200 industry members, recognised diversity ...

Private sectors eyes NSW infrastructure deal

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... infrastructure is where they want to go, the ability to find core quality infrastructure assets at a reasonable price given competition is challenging, so takeovers of listed stocks is also occurring, moving listed stocks into the unlisted market," said ...

ACCC gives CBA Count acquisition the go-ahead

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... arrangement required for Commonwealth Bank's takeover of the firm. This follows yesterday's decision from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to give the proposed acquisition the green light. Following market inquiries in the planning ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... September quarter. In equities news, Optus CEO Paul O'Sullivan is to address CEDA conference on the company's impact on competition in the telecommunications sector. There is a Telstra institutional investor day at Sydney's Hilton Hotel and the Spotless ...

IRESS launches UK wealth management division

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... their clients." "IRESS is delighted to be selected and endorsed as a partner by SBG against strong global and UK based competition. The UK represents a strategic growth opportunity for IRESS and the opportunity to work with SBG to deliver a premier localised ...

Economist and former EU commissioner appointed Italian PM designate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... Minister Silvio Berlusconi last week. Monti, a respected economist who served as commissioner for EU internal markets and competition for 10 years, as well as economics professor at the renowned Turin University for 15 years, is tasked with guiding his ...