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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... has followed offshore markets higher in opening trade, with investors encouraged by signs from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that the US would keep interest rates low. At 1013 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 37 points ...

Large funds outperform: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
APRA has entered the argument over fund scale, releasing research that finds larger funds outperform smaller ones. The study analysed 280 super funds, covering not-for-profit and retail fund segments. "Fund size has a positive impact on the performance ...

Big Ben boosta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... long, did it? It took only a few days of Wall Street experiencing an attack of the wobbles and here we have our ol' friend Ben calming nerves with a karaoke rendition of James Ingrams's classic, "Just Once". Wall Street applauded, and with a standing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... almost one cent and pushed past 105 US cents for the first time in six days following indications from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the US would keep interest rates low. At 0700 AEDT on Tuesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 105.38 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... 19 cents, or 4.4 per cent, to $4.49 and OceanaGold was nine cents, or 3.8 per cent, higher at $2.47. Options Xpress analyst Ben Le Brun said there was little driving the local market on Monday, with a mildly positive lead from Wall Street's Friday session ...

Northern Trust wins Dutch pension mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
Northern Trust Asset Management has won a mandate for the passive management of a EUR200m listed real estate portfolio from Dutch pension fund Pensioenfonds Horeca & Catering. Wouter Jan Naborn, head of asset management for the EUR4.3bn Dutch hospitality ...

Forrester Cohen builds adviser distribution

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
Property investment group Forrester Cohen has appointed a new head of distribution to target the adviser market. John Finucane has been appointed head of distribution for Forrester Cohen. Finucane has over 30 years experience in the third party lending ...

No greed, no fear, no volume

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... companies' profits perhaps... but only for a short while. And then the bigger macro dynamics assert themselves. Just last week Big Ben told the US Congress how. "Higher energy prices would probably slow growth, at least in the short run." They could ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
The Australian market has opened weaker with investors abandoning risk averse mining stocks. The local opening follows falls on international markets overnight after unexpectedly weak euro zone economic data and disappointing Chinese figures. At 1027 ...

CommInsure names new head of national accounts

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
CommInsure has appointed Olivia Sarah-Le Lacheur as head of national accounts. In her new role, Sarah-Le Lacheur will manage the insurer's relationship with CBA's advice businesses and the bank itself. She will also be responsible for CommInsure's national ...