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One report, two spins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
"One country, two systems." The first time we heard this phrase was when Britain's 99-year lease of Hong Kong expired on 1 July 1997. Bloomberg reiterated a slightly different version of this phrase last night. "One report, two spins." One report. US ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
Offshore trading overnight has delivered poor leads to the Australian market on Tuesday. Wall Street reversed Friday's gains, although metals were flat to higher. Oil fell. European markets were lower, too. At 0743 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Focus on member retirement outcomes

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
Super funds should focus on 'real' member retirement outcomes, not relative returns, annual account balances and peer performance, said Troy Rieck, QIC head of capital markets. Speaking at the 16th annual Rainmaker Marketing symposium late last week ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... "There are no companies in the top 20 that are not green." Markets took heart from comments by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke of the central bank providing more support the American economy if necessary, Mr Heffernan said. "His comments have ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
The Australian market has received strong, positive leads from offshore trading on Friday night, boosted by assurances from US Federal Reserve on its preparedness to stimulate the US economy. All key indices were higher, as were the main commodities. ...

A friend like Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
"Ben most people would turn you away I don't listen to a word they say They don't see you as I do I wish they would try to I'm sure they'd think again If they had a friend like Ben (a friend) like Ben (a friend) like Ben." -Michael Jackson Have no fear ...

Rainmaker unveils winners of the 2010 Marketing Excellence Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
AustralianSuper, Principal Global Investors and AMP were among the winners of last night's 16th Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards held at the Shangri-La in Sydney. More than 160 attendees, many of whom are sales and marketing specialists in financial ...

Market Wrap - Midmorning

MARKET WRAP - MIDDAY  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... for the 12 months to June 30, compared with the prior year loss of $150.3 million. MORE tsc/pe IG Markets research analyst Ben Potter said the local market had opened weaker on the back of the sell-off in the US, with most damage in the financial and ...

LGsuper and City Super in merger talks

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
Queensland government funds LGsuper and City Super are considering a merger to create a $5 billion-plus fund with over 90,000 members. LGsuper and City Super announced today they have agreed in-principle to merge the two funds. The merger is subject ...

NGS Super takes fresh route to tap EM

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
Speaking at the Rainmaker Marketing Symposium yesterday on how super funds and fund managers can collaborate more on investments, one super fund suggested the idea of creating tailored resources mandates. Anthony Rodwell-Ball, chief executive officer ...