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FirstMac fixed income fund 'Recommended'

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
FirstMac Limited's fixed income managed fund, FirstMac High Livez, has been rated 'Recommended' by Zenith Investment Partners and will be included on their recommended list of products. The fund was launched in early 2011 and provides retail access ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
The Australian share market opened higher on Tuesday in the wake of a mixed performance by markets in the United States. At 1014 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 24.0 points, or 0.57 per cent, at 4,220.7 points, while the broader ...

Gen Y aiming high: REST

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
The majority of Gen Ys have high aspirations for their futures, with two thirds expecting to work as hard, if not harder than their parents to achieve their desired lifestyle. A new survey by REST Super looks at the "wealth style" of 600 18 to 30 year ...

What Wen wants, Wen gets, when Wen wants

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
It was another ho-hum day in the financial markets overnight. It was an unspectacular boring day, no matter how much the finance and investment commentariat would like to have you believe otherwise. The general thrust of cyber reports were that equities ...

APRA calls for risk-consistent exec pay

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
Remuneration practices ill aligned to risk management objectives will be of primary interest to the regulator, as APRA implements its standards on executive remuneration. Remuneration policies that encouraged risky behaviour were identified as a practice ...

BlackRock appoints head of strategy group

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
BlackRock has appointed former J.P. Morgan Private bank executive Joseph Pacini head of Alternative Investors Strategy Group, Asia Pacific ex-Japan. Based out of Hong Kong, Pacini will take responsibility for the firm's alternatives business across ...

Good bacteria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
Events of the past week show that what happens in Greece does not stay in Greece, with financial markets zigging on reports that its debt swap deal is in doubt and zagging when it ultimately went through - at the 11th hour as it has always been with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat, despite a modest gains on Wall Street and in Europe, boosted by Greece's successful bond swap. At 0800 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was up three points at 4,219. No major ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
The Australian share market at noon was higher, after overseas markets rallied on indications that Greece had achieved the bondholder support needed for a crucial debt swap. At 1200 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had risen 21.2 points ...

Super funds call key challenges

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
The breadth and pace of regulatory change, ongoing cost pressures and lower real yields in traditional asset classes have been identified as the key challenges facing Australian superannuation. A discussion at recent Centre for Investor Education Fund ...