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Hyperion joins Packer in taking Magellan profits

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
... 5.23% stake in Australian fund manager Platinum Asset Management as at 31 July. Packer exited his 9% stake in Magellan yesterday. The gaming magnate held the company via his private investment business Cavalone and was the second largest shareholder. ...

Howes to join AMP wealth management business

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... well." Howes' resignation from the position of chief executive after four years with the Actuaries Institute was revealed yesterday. The industry body announced that it had already begun searching for a replacement and would make an appointment within ...

Actuaries Institute recruiting after CEO resignation

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... current head Melinda Howes. Howes was the chief executive of the Actuaries Institute for nearly four years and resigned yesterday. According to statement by Actuaries Institute president John Newman there is a "deep talent pool" to choose from for Howes' ...

ANZ profit, wealth FUM up despite insurance concerns

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... global wealth division funds under management rose 6% with in-force premiums up 7%. In line with AMP, which reported yesterday, ANZ highlighted some weakness in its insurance business with lapse rates described as 'above trend'. The bank also said it ...

Super fund fortunes shift on FX exposure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... the last financial year. This bucks the trend of recent years. According to the NAB Superannuation FX Survey, released yesterday, fully hedged exposure to foreign equities has brought considerably higher returns over the last 10 years, adding 25%. Unhedged ...

Super funds should use soft power, not quotas to fix gender equality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... being about the investment money they manage," she said. Conway, speaking to a Women In Super function held in Canberra yesterday said, "We don't want quotas but we support processes to address the problem. I see no appetite in this country for quotas ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... finish on Thursday based on positive Chinese trade data and strength in Telstra. "It's probably exhausted from its run yesterday," he said. "The huge run that you saw in Telstra yesterday... has eased back, but it's still a lot higher than it was say ...

Run China run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013

Rate cut impacts SMSFs, retirees

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... and the business and investment environment at the moment is tough," she said. "A lower rate after the cut announced yesterday will affect income streams and investment opportunities and people should take this into account when planning their retire ...

Curve ahead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013