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Westpoint directors face charges

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Directors from collapsed property investment brand Westpoint will face charges and a possible jail sentence for their role in the company's downfall. Norm Carey and Graeme Rundle are facing two criminal charges each as a result of an investigation by ...

Super funds returns on upwards trend

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Despite the domestic and international investment pressures, super funds are on track to return nearly 8% on average this financial year, according to a recent report. Not-for-profit funds are expected to average around nine per cent and master trusts ...

Sunny side up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
"Grab your coat and leave your hat Leave your worries on your doorstep Life can be so sweet On the sunny side of the street." -Louis Armstrong, On the Sunny Side of the Street Whew! After the nerve-wracking "will it won't it" - default, be bailed out ...

UBS undecided on OptiMix future

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
UBS Asset Management will work closely with ANZ on positioning the ING Investment Management business that it agreed to acquire yesterday with no decisions yet made on where valuable assets such as OptiMix will end up. The acquisition of ING IM makes ...

AustralianSuper, Westscheme merger completed

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
AustralianSuper has hit $42 billion in funds and 1.8 million members after today officially merging with West Australian super fund, Westscheme, coinciding with its launch of an aviation division. Since announcing plans to merge in February this year ...

Strong cash flow doubles Countplus dividend

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
Strong cash flow at growing financial services group Countplus has underpinned a maiden dividend which is double that of forecasts, it announced to the stock exchange today. The 4c dividend announcement comes as the group continues its strategy of buying ...

Snowball Shadforth planning for a FOFA future

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
The merged entity of planning groups Snowball and Shadforth will be FOFA equipped and ready. Shadforth shareholders have made it official this week and accepted the Snowball offer, with over 90% of votes in favour of the merger. The two non-aligned ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... NEW YORK - US stocks rallied again on Thursday for the fourth day in a row after Greek MPs voted to implement an austerity plan and data showed business activity was up in the US industrial heartland. The Dow Jones Industrial Average settled 152.92 points ...

SimpleWRAP launches $1500 platform pricing

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
New platform provider, simpleWRAP, will charge just $1500 per annum in its newly-launched full service administration wrap, regardless of account balances, in a bid to appeal to large super funds and smaller investors. The new wrap platform won't have ...

First State Super and Health Super merger official

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
Today marks the official merge date between Health Super and First State Super, creating a $30 billion fund with more than 770,000 members. First State Super (FSS) said the merger has created Australia's third largest super fund. From Health Super's ...