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Financial Standard signing off for 2006

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
This is the last daily news from Financial Standard for 2006 and we wish all our readers a very happy and safe Christmas and a prosperous - and profitable - New Year. Our daily news will commence again on 17 January 2007 but the Financial Standard team ...

Optimum gets a pre-Christmas product upgrade

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
Asteron has announced a range of improvements to its Optimum corporate and personal super platforms, ranging from new investment choices, family-linked accounts and improved insurance cover. Jane Power, Asteron's head of product and marketing, said ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
The Australian share market has opened higher, jumping out of the blocks fired by a spate of takeovers. At 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 41.3 points to 5,529.50, while the all ordinaries gained 38.4 points to 5509.80. Both indices ...

Macquarie Clean Tech Fund raises $120m

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
Macquarie Funds Management Group has closed the first stage of its Clean Technology Fund after raising more than $120 million. The Macquarie Clean Technology Fund targets wholesale superannuation funds looking to invest in private equity fund of funds ...

FUM climbs to $1.3 trillion trumping national debt

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
Even though growth in Australian sourced funds under management (FUM) has slowed, it still reached $1.3 trillion at end September, enough to pay off our national debt and still leave us with plenty of spare change for Christmas. According to Rainmaker's ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
The Australian share market was weaker at noon, following a soft lead from Wall Street with traders sitting on the sidelines ahead of the latest US economic data tonight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 20.6 points to 5444.6, while ...

Don't forget to lock and back-up: Symantec

Security software solutions Symantec has urged companies to ensure their IT systems are secure and backed-up over the Christmas break because the holiday season is also the peak time when they are most vulnerable to financial fraud. With many people ...

Beware of Christmas credit card fraud

Leading credit card research firm CANNEX has urged consumers to watch their credit card transactions over Christmas as high credit card usage over the period increases the chances of fraud. "In recent years, Australians on average spend between 15 per ...

ING's OneAnswer strides past $15b

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
ING's OneAnswer platform has broken through the $15 billion barrier thanks to increased flows spurred on by reduced fees and improved product options. In the five years since launching OneAnswer has grown to be among the top platforms in terms of funds ...

Japanese property a hit with Aussie investors

The Macquarie Global Property Japan Core Plus Fund closed over-subscribed by more than $390 million (US$300 million) with 25 per cent of the total $1.12 billion (US$865 million) capital raising coming from five Australian super funds alone. The MGP ...