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Lonsec hands Solaris top rating

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
Boutique Australian equities manager Solaris Investment Management's Core Australian Equity Fund has received a 'Highly Recommended' rating from Lonsec. The rating applies to both the retail and performance fee option, which are style neutral strategies ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
The Australian share market was fairly flat at noon with gains among the banks cancelled out by falls in the stocks of many miners. At 1223 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10.9 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 4,155.8 while the broader All Ordinaries ...

ASIC appoints two new commissioners

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
ASIC has appointed two new commissioners, with another departing when his term is up in December. Peter Kell joins the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) on a five-year term from November, while Greg Tanzer has been appointed for ...

Work in no progress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
Make that October 26 - maybe. Yes folks the can has been kicked further down the road to nowhere. Less than five days ago -- at the end of the G20 Summit in Paris -- there was optimism in the air, there seems to be consensus among the top 20 moneymen ...

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 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
The Australian share market lost more ground during intra-day trading, with mining stocks falling on a negative outlook for iron ore prices. The major indices opened around one per cent lower and by midday had marked deeper losses. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

CareSuper cuts income protection premiums

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
CareSuper has secured improved insurance premium rates for income protection cover through CommInsure. The $4.5 billion fund has listed its new prices on its website with all members earning over $16,000 per annum, eligible to apply. "Income protection ...

Privacy Commissioner opens investigation into First State Super

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
Inquiries are underway after the Australian Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim, said there will be an investigation into the First State Super security breach as the fund notifies its entire 770,000 member base. The commissioner weighed in on the ...

Disagreeing to agree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
No mas! I have had enough, and enough is too much. If you're scratching your heads over the current goings-on in the financial markets, you're not alone. For how can we, mere code-breakers of policy pronouncements, divine the future when policy-makers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street closed down. At 0717 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 37 points at 4,181. In economic news on Thursday, Reserve Bank assistant governor ...