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Lonsec hands Solaris top rating

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
Boutique Australian equities manager Solaris Investment Management's Core Australian Equity Fund has received a 'Highly Recommended' rating from Lonsec. The rating applies to both the retail and performance fee option, which are style neutral strategies ...

ASIC appoints two new commissioners

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
ASIC has appointed two new commissioners, with another departing when his term is up in December. Peter Kell joins the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) on a five-year term from November, while Greg Tanzer has been appointed for ...

ACSI remands News Corp governance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is calling for Australian super funds to protest against members of the News Corp board at its annual general meeting in Los Angeles today if the group's governance does not improve. Global media ...

Credit Suisse: Aus second highest average wealth in the world

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
Australia has the second highest average wealth in the world at US $397,000 behind only Switzerland with US $540,010. The Credit Suisse 2011 Global Wealth report, which surveyed the world's 4.5 billion adults, also revealed that Australia's median wealth ...

FSS security breach strikes industry chord

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
Superannuation security is in the spotlight after the First State Super breach but major industry figures believe it is the perfect warning to other super funds of the dangers and the attraction of the super industry to potential hackers. Pauline Vamos ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
The Australian share market held its gains by noon but was trading off its highs of the session as investors await the outcome of an October 23 European Summit to discuss the region's debt crisis. Both major indices had gained over one per cent in early ...

Blackstone appoints Future Fund's Costello

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
The former general manager of Australia's Future Fund has been appointed as non-executive chairman for the Blackstone Group for Australia and New Zealand. Paul Costello will help guide the investment and advisory firm's development in the region, while ...

AustralianSuper uses scale to negotiate deals with NAB, ME Bank

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
AustralianSuper has announced that it will offer its members access to term deposits through its Member Direct investment option, due to be launched later this year. According to Ian Silk, Chief Executive, AustralianSuper, term deposits outside of super ...

Trust company considers outsourcing while MITs drive growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
The Trust Company is considering outsourcing some of its back office administration, following the example of Perpetual, which struck a deal with Macquarie Investment Management earlier this month. Speaking after the Trust Company reported a 16% increase ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
SYDNEY, Oct 18 AAP - A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US equity markets sank Monday after a three-week rally after a meeting of G20 finance chiefs failed to boost confidence that a solution to the eurozone debt crisis is near. ...