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Market Wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... issues its index of commodity prices for August, and the Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse release their performance of manufacturing index for August. The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) conducts an auction of $500 million of ...

Subscriber-pays ratings approach more critical: van Eyk

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... that are not paid by fund managers for their product ratings are 2.4 times more likely to critically assess the performance of those managers, said van Eyk chief executive, Mark Thomas. In a speech to the Rainmaker Marketing Symposium in Sydney last ...

Focus on member retirement outcomes

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
Super funds should focus on 'real' member retirement outcomes, not relative returns, annual account balances and peer performance, said Troy Rieck, QIC head of capital markets. Speaking at the 16th annual Rainmaker Marketing symposium late last week ...

Basis Yield lawsuit continues

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... unlikely to perform. BYAFM invested approximately A$88.1 million. It also alleges that Goldman itself bet against the performance of those assets. The group is seeking damages in the amount of approximately A$63.2 million and A$1.12 billion in punitive ...

Challenger back in the black, annuity sales trebles

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... of $233 million, improving from the loss of $47 million recorded a year ago. The company highlighted the strong performance of its annuity business, which posted record sales over the year. Retail and institutional annuity product sales increased more ...

Milton and Choiseul to merge

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... BHP, Woolworths and Telstra. "Since Milton has been the manager of Choiseul since 1992 we are quite aware of the performance of the company and the assets it holds. We have a good feel for the company and wanted to reward its shareholders," he said. ...

Something for everyone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... claims remains where it had been since the start of 2010 - around the 500K level. Nothing has changed. The monthly performance of the index of leading indicators shows the index playing above the zero line since early 2009. This is a significant improvement ...

Amundi wins volatility mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
... returned 42.32 per cent since inception in 2007. It returned 53 per cent last year. The fund aims to achieve a gross performance of 7 per cent per annum within a framework of controlled risk. Overall, the group manages around $6.7 billion globally in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... house price indices, both for June. The Australian Industry Group and Commonwealth Bank release their Australian Performance of Services Index for July, and the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries releases car sales data, also for July. The Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... copper and crude oil all finished firmer. MORE jtc/shd IG Markets institutional dealer Chris Weston said the strong performance of the local currency had helped to support demand for Australian-dollar denominated assets. "People want to hold stock in ...