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AMP positions senior AXA staff

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
Senior members of AXA management take less pronounced roles in the restructured AMP team following court approval of the $14 billion merger. Four AXA executives make the journey to AMP, following in the footsteps of chairman Rick Allert and director ...

Greeks, chips and slicks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
"Well I don't know why I came here tonight, I got the feeling that something ain't right, I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair, And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs, Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am, Stuck in the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
The Australian market is receiving strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight, as continuing unrest in North Africa and the Middle East induces nervousness on world markets. On the ASX 24 at 0832 AEDT, the March share price index futures ...

Dutch pension tackles longevity risk and ageing population

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
The Dutch pension system will soon introduce a new pension contract that would tackle the dual challenges of longevity risk and an ageing population. The Netherlands has a mandatory pension system based on generous defined benefits but an ageing population ...

Hunter Hall launches two equity funds

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
Fund manager Hunter Hall taps into rising financial adviser demand for global equities with the launch of a fully-hedged global equities fund and an Asian equities fund. The boutique manager has introduced the new fully hedged global equities fund as ...

AMP Capital invests more into residential property

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
AMP Capital Investors renews its focus on property mandates with its residential property fund, Select Property Portfolio 3 (SPP3), and plans to launch its fourth fund this year. SPP3 is a close-ended, unlisted diversified fund that focuses on higher ...

No $900 slug for planners: FPA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
The Financial Planning Association said it won't be asking financial planners to pay increased fees of $900 under its proposed new fee structure. Fears about fee hikes for individual planners surfaced this morning after a news story in a trade publication ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
The Australian dollar was flat at noon as investors preferred to stay on the sidelines amid ongoing turmoil in the Middle East and rising oil prices. At 1200 AEDT, the local unit was trading at 101.36 US cents, little changed from Friday's local close ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
The Australian dollar opened flat on Monday, after an up-and-down offshore session. At 0700 AEDT, the local unit was trading at 101.33 US cents, down marginally from Friday's local close of 101.41 US cents. During the weekend offshore session, the Australian ...

Riots turn fund managers to risk review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
Emerging markets are now a portfolio staple but riots in North Africa and other high-risk regions have forced fund managers to reassess their portfolios in the region, particularly their investments in mining stocks. Department of Foreign Affairs and ...