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Main Street versus Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
Wall Street jumped again overnight but Main Street's mood has turned from nervous insouciance to outright outrage. Hip, hip, hurray! Wall Street greeted St. Patrick's Day with a 3.2 per cent rally in the S&P 500, a 2.5 per cent jump in the Dow and the ...

AIG: 100 per cent GFC proof

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
'Under these circumstances, it's hard to understand how derivative traders at A.I.G. warranted any bonuses at all, much less US$165 million in extra pay. How do they justify this outrage to the taxpayers who are keeping the company afloat?' US President ...

Twitter my super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... "Individuum recognises that younger investors have a different agenda to those nearing retirement, therefore it is important to connect with our audience on their level," said head of individuum, David Arnold. "These avenues of communication set us apart ...

Power to the people: Hermes

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... currently has more than $110 billion worth of assets under advice. Melvin said the firm's role is to support trustees and connect pension funds with the companies they own. "We are helping them in navigating very choppy waters and resisting the siren ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
The Australian market has received a strong lead from Wall Street, although precious metals were down. Copper and oil both were up, however. At 0808 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 70 points HIGHER at 3,385. In economic ...

Don't punish fin services for GFC: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
The Federal Opposition said imposing a new round of regulation on the financial services sector as a reaction to the GFC could be counter-productive. Chris Pearce, Shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, yesterday told ...

BTIM remodels AQR mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
BT Investment Management (BTIM) has altered its international equities mandate with AQR Capital Management, dropping the fund manager's currency and country selection strategies. AQR historically provided active returns across currency management, country ...

RREEF buys long short real estate stake

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
Deutsche bank's RREEF Alternative Investments bought a minority stake in US based long short real estate investment advisor, Rosen Real Estate Securities LLC. The deal means RREEF investors gain access to Rosen Real Estate Securities' products while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open flat to positively today after commodity prices fell overnight and Wall Street posted what were, by the end of the day, reasonable gains. At 0715 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on ...

Macq and OzForex steps up pension transfers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
Pension members can now transfer their UK retirement savings to an Australian super fund roughly nine weeks faster after Macquarie Adviser Services and OzForex streamlined the process. Neil Helm, OzForex chief executive, said transferring superannuation ...