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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket started the week in full stride, after US President George Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured US investors they would work to rectify recent market troubles. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

Funds SA puts faith in property

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
Funds SA has increased its non-core unlisted mandate with Russell Investment Group's real estate division to $112 million. Funds SA chief executive, Richard Smith, said the increase reflected their confidence in the global property market and Russell's ...

Challenger rejigs platform team

Challenger's financial planning division has made a raft of fresh appointments in its platform distribution team, hiring new staff who were previously at BT, Asgard and Credit Suisse. Pia Zulueta, formerly at Asgard Wealth Solutions, is the new head ...

CBA plans CommSec Bank

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
Commonwealth Bank is reviewing plans for the transformation of CommSec, its equity and funds brokerage business, into a full service financial institution. CommSec is one of the jewels in the crown at CBA, a point underlined by its strong contribution ...

IFSA names three for industry excellence

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2007
Asteron's Gerard Kerr, Colonial First State Investment's Philip Barlin and QIC's Angela Keane have been awarded the coveted Industry Excellence awards from the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA). Kerr, who is head of claims at Asteron ...

Centric snaps up lending firm

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
Centric Wealth has acquired boutique lending and brokerage firm Kingsbridge & Eagle (K&E), expanding its lending division and taking it further down the path of a European-style private bank. K&E specialise in providing mortgages, commercial finance ...

Perpetual appoints new head of platforms

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
Perpetual has promoted senior manager of platforms and investments Gai Ferrington to head of platforms for the wealth management arm. Ferrington commenced joined Perpetual 12 months ago after 14 years at ING. She will report directly to chief operating ...

Russell bolsters adviser services team

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
Russell has expanded their retail investor services team with four appointments. Peter Burnett, an internal appointment, will take on the role of national sales development manager. He was formerly Russell's Victoria/Tasmania state manager. Mehernavaz ...

US investors receive $312m from Fair Fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
Another week, another compensation resolution for US investors. This time the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is about to distribute $312 million through the Fair Fund created as part of the settlements with Qwest Communications International ...

Labour calls for fin services tax reforms

Chris Bowen, Labor's Shadow Assistant Treasurer, has said that a Labor Government would introduce tax reforms to help Australia become the centre of funds management in Asia. Speaking at the Investment & Financial Services Association's (IFSA) annual ...