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AWM and Select form $22bn merger

Australian Wealth Management Limited (AWM) and Select Managed Funds Limited (Select) will merge, after their boards and major shareholders waved the proposal through yesterday. The merged group, with funds under administration, management and advice ...

Another international DB fund bites the dust

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2006
The National Australia Bank's UK operations have become the latest company to dump their final salary-based defined benefit pension plan in an attempt to control the ballooning costs of such schemes, according to UK reports. Among the major changes ...

Daily economic update

The Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity rose by 1.3 points (0.6 per cent) to 234.2 in November from 232.90 in the previous month, suggesting continued decent growth in the Australian economy in the next three to nine months. ...

2006 market conditions will suit value investing: Tyndall

Tyndall, Standard and Poor's 2005 fund manager of the year, is warning that bonds would give few returns and equities may remain "overpriced" and these conditions will suit value managers. Bob Van Muster, head of equities, said as value managers Tyndall ...

Vanguard appoints head of marketing Australia

Vanguard has announced the appointment of a new head of marketing in Australia. Colin Bold assumes responsibility for brand, marketing strategy and implementation and reports to the head of retail, Robin Bowerman. "Colin brings over 16 years' experience ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2006
The Australian share market is likely to open lower following a weak lead from Wall Street. US markets fell overnight when the bourse reopened after the Martin Luther King public holiday as the earnings season cranked up a notch and oil prices rose. ...

City slickers to face higher bankruptcy rates: ITSA

The latest statistics from Insolvency and Trustee Services Australia (ITSA) paint a dire picture of the incidence of bankruptcies in the eastern states, brought on by rising petrol and household living costs. According to ITSA, bankcruptcies in the ...

Apples are not apples with new accounting standards

The recent adoption of international accounting standards will make it harder for investors to make "like for like" comparisons of investment data, according to the latest report from Tyndall. Tyndall's research, aptly titled "Apples and Oranges - investors ...

Ironbridge creates largest independent underwriter

Independent Australian private equity manager Ironbridge Capital announced that Dexta Corporation, one of its investee companies, has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire four of Aon's Australian underwriting agency businesses. The four Aon ...

Fidelity drops their investment director

Fidelity Investments Australia (Fidelity) has dropped its investment director, Charles Wall, making the business-only role redundant with no plans of reprisal. The news, however, does not necessitate any reshuffle according to Fidelity's managing director ...