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AIA expands rehabilitation team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
Life insurance specialist, AIA Australia has made three new hires to its rehabilitation team in a bid to continually improve its return-to-work programs for policy holders. Each new hire has over 15 years experience in their field and include rehabilitation ...

Zenith signs ex-S&P client

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
Zenith Investment Partners will provide a model portfolio, and research for Brisbane-based FTS Personal Financial Advice, a former client of S&P Funds Services. "What we have found is that there is a shift back to model portfolios in the advice industry," ...

AMP Capital Infra fund closed

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
AMP Capital's Infrastructure Debt Fund has completed its final close, after it launched in 2010. AMP said that the fund, which invests in subordinated infrastructure debt, has attracted a,-400 million from 30 global institutional investors, including ...

AGEST merger put on hold

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
AGEST Super has put its merger with AustralianSuper on hold until after December when a deferral of capital gains tax becomes legislation. The legislation will extend capital gains tax (CGT) rollover relief until 2017 for superannuation funds that will ...

Good one day, no good the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
"U.S. stocks fell, snapping a two-day rally in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, after jobless-claims data fueled concern over the economy..." (Bloomberg) Ah, so grasshoppuh, America is good one day, no good the next. No sensei, just another dose of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower. At 0635 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down seven points at 4,013. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is set to release May's financial ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
Australian stocks were higher at noon, with the consumer discretionary sector leading the broader market on fresh reports concerning News Corporation's proposed corporate restructure. At 1242 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.5 ...

Mercer acquires Sovereign

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
Mercer Investments is building out its private markets business with the acquisition of Sovereign Investments Research and their alternatives research team including founder Ray King. King, together with investment consultants Sarah Azzi and Scott McNally ...

Centralised portfolios better for tax

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
Institutional investors can benefit from a better understanding of the impact tax has on returns. Portfolio structure, including active/passive and asset class strategy decisions, can be altered when tax impacts are understood, said Scott Lawrence ...

Barclays fined $A451 million

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
UK bank Barclays will pay a record $A451 million in fines after it was found to have mislead authorities about the interest rate it was paying to borrow money from other banks. Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond said that in view of this, he and other ...