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Shadow of a doubt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
Could it be that the shadow of doubt is slowly creeping back into market consciousness? Sure, Wall Street jumped last night but why didn't the justifications sound as convincing as say, back in the first half of the year, when green shoots were all ...

Financial Standard finalist in ACSI Media Award

Financial Standard journalist Michael Hobbs was the runner-up at this year's Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) Media Award, an award that recognises outstanding work on reporting corporate governance issues. Hobbs' submission, "Cents and ...

Europe fails at fee disclosure

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... "hormonised the definition and communication fund fees towards investors", however no single definition of the Total Expense Ratio (TER), exists in Europe, noted the report. PwC noted there was a lack of consistency with how fund managers disclosed the ...

FPA appoints deputy chair

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has appointed Matthew Rowe, managing director at Hood Sweeney, as deputy chair of the association's board. Rowe, a member of the FPA board since last year, takes over the role from Mark Spiers, general ...

Macquarie buys investment bank FPK

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
Macquarie Group's buying spree continues with its latest acquisition, investment bank Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller. The buy will see Macquarie expand its North American and European presence, noted an ASX statement released yesterday. Founded ...

GFP snaps up Timbercorp assets

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
An international forestry investment fund advised by Global Forest Partners (GFP) has signed a contract to buy Timbercorp's forestry assets - outbidding other buyers including First Super-backed consortium, TC Growers. According to a press statement ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket was patchy at noon, with the key indices down but strong gold and oil prices boosting resource stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 19.2 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 4724.4, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

BUSS(Q) seeks Asian exposure

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
The $1.5 billion BUSS(Q) is looking to award a $30 million Asia ex-Japan mandate, and has terminated investments with QIC, Dexion, Warakirri Asset Management and Morgan Stanley. The Building Unions Superannuation Scheme (Queensland), which had $1.46 ...

Murphy takes over the reins at BNY Mellon

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
Bruce Murphy, former executive director and head of distribution at Macquarie Funds Group, has replaced James Gruver as managing director at BNY Mellon Asset Management Australia. Gruver has relocated to the US to work on the strategic business growth ...

Herding 20 cats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
Herding cats. There was not much movement on Wall Street overnight so let's just talk about herding cats today. Wall Street dipped ever so slightly as - despite what the headlines say - there weren't any fresh news to steer direction. It was the same ...