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FPA chair to step down in November

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
After three years at the helm of the Financial Planners Association, Julie Berry will be stepping down as chair in November. Berry, who began her three-year tenure in 2007 has decided not to put herself forward for re-election at the annual general ...

Market Wrap - Midday

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
The Australian market was higher at noon, led by financial and materials stocks and positive offshore leads from the US and Asia. At 1210 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 68.9 points higher, or 1.5 per cent, at 4670.8 points, while the broader ...

Snowball signs platform deal with CFS

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
ASX-listed Snowball Group has acquired revenue rights for the Symetry portfolio service platform from Colonial First State (CFS), and as part of the deal will now collaborate on its ongoing development. Snowball, which already has the majority of funds ...

Market Wrap - Morning

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading over the weekend, with all key markets ending stronger on Friday. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0651 AEST, the December share price index futures contract was 57 points higher ...

Rediscovering our Indian Ocean character

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
Australia needs to quickly rediscover its Indian Ocean character and not only consider itself a "Pacific" country, according to a leading investment strategist. In a wide ranging interview with the Financial Standard, Capetown-based Investec strategist ...

Doing good pays off for Christian Super

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
Christian Super, whose funds all adhere to ethical investment guidelines, said it is benefiting from the increasing desire of Australians to see their super contributions invested responsibly. "As a Christian superannuation fund, we're committed to ...

AMP gives $200m small cap mandate to UBS

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... Heap said the new mandate marks a significant positive step for the Australian Small Companies team under the leadership of John Campbell as well as for the overall Australian Equity team, headed by Simon Shields.

Global equities hurt NZ Super

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund posted a 1.4 per cent decline after fees but before taxes in the month to 31 August, with a rally in global fixed income not enough to offset declines in global equity markets, to which the fund remains heavily exposed. ...

Ausbil Dexia signs ESG deal with CAER

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
Ausbil Dexia has signed up for environmental, social and governance (ESG) research services from Canberra-based CAER. The employee-owned, boutique fund manager's ESG product, the Dexia Sustainable Global Equity Fund (DSEF), was established back in 2004 ...

Indian pension funds poised for growth

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Recent reforms to India's pension system could foster a "shareholder society" that will underpin the country's equity markets for years to come, market watchers say. India, like most emerging market economies, has no universal retirement safety net. ...