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Legalsuper attracts record inflows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
Legalsuper attracted 52 per cent more non-employer contribution transfers from other super funds than in the previous financial year. Andrew Proebstl, chief executive at legalsuper, said the fund's total non-employer contributions had risen by 21 per ...

MLC planning arms complete fee-for-service move

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
After a four-year transition phase, three of MLC's financial planning businesses have moved to a fee-based model. The institution confirmed it had completed the process it started in 2006 to have MLC Financial Planning, Garvan Financial Planning and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
The Australian market is expected to open lower on Wednesday following strong negative leads from offshore overnight. Wall Street's key indices slumped on Tuesday, precious and base metals and oil were down, except gold which rose slightly, and European ...

First femme PM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
The morning after. Either you're still reading the obituaries and the political assassination of Kevin Rudd or you have moved on to congratulate Australia's first femme PM - Julia Gillard. I won't bore you with the details. Pick up any local daily or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
The Australian market has received flat to negative leads from overnight trading offshore. Wall Street's key indices were flat, but commodities were lower, as were European markets. At 0732 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, however, the September ...

UK pension lose $6bn on BP oil spill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
UK pension funds have a multi-billion dollar exposure to oil giant BP's share price, which has plummeted more than 36 per cent since the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. The UK-based National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), which represents more ...

Hastings consortium buys $290m stake in US infra

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
Hastings Funds Management and Zachry American Infrastucture have acquired a major stake in a US-based natural gas terminal in a deal worth $290 million. The consortium bought a 55 per cent stake in Freeport LNG Development L.P (FLNG), which owns and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
The Australian share market continued to rise in morning trade to be nearly two per cent higher at noon. At 1205 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 84 points, or 1.92 per cent, at 4,465, while the broader All Ordinaries index had gained 80.8 ...

Silver lining

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
The bulls beat the bears in the continuing tug-of-war for the hearts and minds of investors and speculators everywhere. Shucks! Just when I was already beginning to question the strength of my own positive conviction -- that perhaps there are just way ...

BNP Paribas merger with Fortis complete

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
BNP Paribas Investment Partners' merger with Fortis Investments is complete, with Robert Harrison appointed chief executive of the 14th largest fund manager in Australia with $24 billion in assets under management. The announcement follows the completion ...