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Mood change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
ow that's more like it! It feels good doesn't it? This may be the one we've been waiting for when something, somehow happens that short circuits the cycle of fear that had been feeding on itself for months now. Although, he didn't say much that the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
The Australian share market has received positive leads from the offshore trading session overnight, after Wall Street closed firmer and commodities prices rose. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was up ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, extending gains from the open after a positive jobs report from the official statistician. At 1210 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 49.5 points, or 1.13 per cent, at 4,434.8 points, while the ...

VFMC brings risk management in-house

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) takes a fresh approach when measuring asset risk for clients, recruiting a former Russell Investments consultant to help oversee the process. Justin Arter, chief executive at VFMC, said the firm previously ...

GVI launches unhedged global industrial fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
International equities investment manager Global Value Investors has launched an unhedged version of its Global Industrial Share Fund (GISF). Head of investments at GVI, Roy Chen, said the new fund would provide greater choice for investors at both ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
The Australian share market has received a mixed lead from offshore markets after Wall Street closed weaker but crude oil and copper ended firmer. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Future Exchange, the June share price index contract was down 11 points at ...

AMP expands Qld team for IFAs and Alliances

AMP RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
AMP has appointed former ING head of sales Kevin Canning and former authorised rep for Millenium 3 Financial Services to join the group's Queensland operations. Canning joins as regional leader, business development manager, Queensland and Reece Foster ...

All that glitters are gold ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
A surge in gold exchange traded fund (ETF) investment has ranked ETF Securities as one of the largest holders of gold bullion in the world. Nigel Phelan, head of sales in Australia and New Zealand at ETF Securities, said the gold ETF structure equates ...

Former DST Global sales head jumps to SimCorp

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
SimCorp continues to expand its senior staff as fund manager demand for risk management solutions rise, hiring the former Hong Kong head of sales at a rival firm as its new regional sales manager for Asia. Techee Cheung, former head of sales and account ...

AvSuper axes ME Bank mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
AvSuper has terminated a minor mandate with Members Equity Bank, after the fund trustee determined it was no longer in members' best interests to continue investing with the firm. AvSuper chief executive Michelle Griffiths said the $3.5 million mandate ...