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DeAM appoints deputy CIO and two for fixed interest

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) has announced the appointment of a deputy chief investment officer as well as two key appointments to its fixed interest team. Bill Bovingdon will step into the newly created role where he will report to Andrew Fay ...

Our master is the government: FF boss

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
The Future Fund is the government's money and it is the boss, said Future Fund chairman David Murray in an interview yesterday. Speaking on ABC TV, Murray said this also means the Government can dictate what shares are placed into the Fund, even though ...

SnowyHydro snow job?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
Pre-registrations for the anticipated $3 billion SnowyHydro initial public offering may be open today but resistance to the sale shows no signs of watering down. SnowyHydro is the NSW and Victorian irrigation and hydro electric power scheme that channels ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
Foreign purchases of US securities reached US$69.8 billion in March, lower than market expectations of US$79.9 billion and down from purchases amounting to US$90.5 billion in the previous month. Purchases of US Treasuries were just US$3.1 billion in ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello unveiled his 11th Budget last night, delivering a fiscal surplus worth around $11.9 billion. According to the 2006/2007 Budget Papers, the government plans to spend $219.7 billion of its projected $231.6 billion in revenues. ...

Mariner joins SEQUAL to promote reverse mortgages

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
With plans to grow its reverse mortgage offering, Mariner Retirement Solutions has announced it has become a member of the Senior Australian Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL). SEQUAL is a not-for-profit body for providers of equity release ...

DB, healthcare costs blow out US valuations: AXA Rosenburg

The way US company financials are analysed impacts their true valuations and the true price that should be paid for their stocks. With IFRS phasing in around the world, the way companies and stock analysts factor in things like DB and healthcare funds ...

Secured creditors called on for help in Westpoint bungle

The head of the financial planner-funded Westpoint Recovery Fund, Ian Bristow, has called on Westpoint's secured creditors such as ING, MFS, LM Investment and Perpetual, to help salvage investments poured into the company before it's too late. Three ...

SIMON Transport joins TWUSUPER

Transport industry fund TWUSUPER takes the fund members of SIMON Transport under its wing after the corporate fund said it is winding up due to the increased licensing and regulatory requirements of the new super choice regime. The superannuation fund ...

Super splitting to go ahead in new year

Couples can now plan their superannuation together, as the Howard Government passed the long awaited splitting superannuation bill through senate on Friday night. The bill is expected to allow contributions made on or after January 1, 2006 to be split ...