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ING Aus opens Wollongong hub, to hire 600 staff

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
NSW Premier Kristina Keneally this morning opened the new ING superannuation and investments operations centre in Wollongong south of Sydney, the upgraded hub that is set to grow its staff numbers from 350 to 600 in three years. The four-and-a-half ...

MLC cuts Wellington and appoints Carnegie

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
MLC has axed Wellington Management Company from its global equities fund manager line-up, and appointed Carnegie Asset Management as its new investment manager. Wellington's mandate was terminated because the firm tended to show "higher turnover than ...

New performance reporting standards for retail funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
The Investment and Financial Services Association is implementing a new investment reporting format that will require retail super funds to revert back to performance figures gross of any ongoing and advice fees. The objective is to facilitate comparability ...

Resistance grows to SG increase

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
Opposition is growing to increasing the Superannuation Guarantee and the super funds industry has a major fight on its hands. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) said it rejects financial services industry claims that the SG increase ...

New mortgage platform to offer top commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
The heat may be on financial advisers to remove incentive payments and prove they are acting in the best interests of their clients, but for mortgage brokers untouched by these reforms it's business as usual. Licensed Finance Brokers of Australia (LFBA) ...

RSPT is govt trying to pick winners: academic

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
The resource super profits tax (RSPT) is a cash grab from the mining industry that shows overseas investors Australia is prepared to change the rules at the height of a boom, said a leading tax academic. Professor Neil Warren from the Australian School ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... the labour price index for March. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment for May is published, while Dun & Bradstreet releases its latest company risk data. The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) auctions $500 million ...

AMP Asian strategy gains momentum

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
AMP Capital's push into Asia is paying off, attracting more than $700 million from Japanese retail investors last year and becoming one of the top 10 biggest fund managers in the country. Speaking at the AMP annual general meeting, Craig Dunn, chief ...

RSPT reaction excessive: ISN

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
An analysis of the proposed Resources Super Profits Tax (RSPT) by Industry Super Network reveals that its short-term introductory costs of 12 basis points will be more than offset by positive impacts on mining companies and super fund returns as they ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
... Dominating economic news on Tuesday will be the federal budget, to be handed down on Tuesday evening. Competing for attention, Dun and Bradstreet releases its initial business expectations survey for the September quarter. In equities news, Henderson ...