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Better boring than bubble

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
Frank Villante may work at a fund manager named after the stars but when it comes to investing, his feet are firmly on the ground. Villante, chief investment officer of small-cap specialist Celeste Funds Management, spoke at a media briefing about investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight. Equities were flat to lower, whilst precious metals were higher, with gold hitting a record high. Base metals were flat, as was oil before rising in late trade. On the ASX24 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
The Australian share market was flat at noon as the miners offset a softer financial sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 2.5 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 4,798.1 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 1.1 ...

Antares wins ipac mandate

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
Ipac Asset Management has appointed Antares Fixed Income to manage a $100 million inflation-linked bonds mandate. The nabInvest specialist fixed income manager won the mandate after ipac re-configured its debt portfolio. Antares' FUM grow by over $3 ...

MLC and HIP partner in insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
MLC Group Insurance has partnered with Health Industry Plan (HIP) to develop group insurance enhancements for the fund's members, including a 20 per cent rise in death cover benefits. The new partnership will see HIP members receive an increase of death ...

The lure of the boutique

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
The call of the boutique fund has proved irresistible for many investment professionals, but ratings can still be retained in the face of departures, according to a new study. In its third quarterly Musical Chairs report, S&P fund services found that ...

Amigos para siempre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
"...the United States has no better friend than Australia." This was US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressing young Australians at the University of Melbourne yesterday. Her statement was made in the context of America and Australia's unbending ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
The Australian market has received generally positive leads from offshore trading over the weekend. Equities markets were higher in both the US and Europe, as were precious and base metals and oil. On the ASX24 at 0652 AEDT, the December share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
The Australian share market was up strongly at noon, buoyed by a broad-based rally. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 52.7 points, or 1.11 per cent, at 4,798.0 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 51.7 points, or ...

Net tightens around share trading: ASIC

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
The financial services watchdog, which yesterday released a consultation package on a new regulatory framework for the shares market, said it is "well-prepared" to start regulating multi-market activity, while boosting competition in equity exchange ...