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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
The Australian dollar rose almost one US cent as traders position themselves in preparation for the weekend's crucial eurozone summit. Overnight, Greek members of parliament passed a deeply resented austerity bill that has led to violent protests on ...

Fidessa expands Aust presence in time for Chi-X

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
The Australian broker market and wider investment vehicles are far more prepared for the introduction of Chi-X in less than two weeks than other economies in the past, according to Fidessa, but there is still more work to be done. Fidessa, a trading ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
Australian shares fell lower at noon following negative leads from US and European markets overnight. The local bourse opened about half a per cent down on Friday. By 1215 AEDT both major local indices had pulled down further, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

ING IM equities head departs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
ING Investment Management's chief investment officer of asset strategies and alternatives, James Wright, has left the company following its takeover by UBS. A Morningstar analyst confirmed that Wright has left ING IM and will not move across to UBS ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
Australian shares were higher but had pulled back from early gains by noon as investors' optimism that France and Germany will have a plan to fix the eurozone debt crisis waned. The local market opened about one per cent up on Tuesday on the back of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
The Australian dollar was slightly lower after a credit downgrade for Italy and Spain dampened market optimism. At 0700 AEDT on Monday, the Australian dollar was trading at 97.39 US cents, down from 97.75 cents on Friday. Since 1700 AEDT on Friday ...

Financial planners reluctant to sell up despite uncertain times

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
There's been a massive drop in the number of financial planners looking to sell their practices, despite uncertainty surrounding the implementation of the Future of Financial Advice reforms and the state of the economy. That's according to industry ...

Indigenous Australians offered chance to Clime career ladder

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
Clime Asset Management will welcome an Aboriginal trainee into its business next month, with a view to helping them develop into an investment professional and prompt other firms to follow their lead and change perceptions within the industry. Clime ...

Towers Watson acquires NY investment adviser

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
Towers Watson New York investment business has acquired insurance advisory specialist, WellsCanning. As a result of the acquisition, WellsCanning clients will gain access to Towers Watson's consulting, analytical and research capabilities for asset ...

UBS retains OptiMix as it closes ING IM deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
UBS Global Asset Management is retaining ownership of multi manager fund-of-funds business OptiMix as it completes its acquisition of ING Investment Management, although ANZ owns its money. UBS closed the acquisition yesterday and a spokesperson told ...