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Obama: he's the man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
So it was, so it shall be. The odds - the Dow fell in 12 out of the past 16 US Presidential Inaugurations - have prevailed. Now it's 13 out of 17. The Dow fell by 4.1 per cent and the S&P 500 dropped by 5.3 per cent as Barack Obama is confirmed as the ...

Managers seek ESG framework

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
Effectively managing and pricing environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into investment processes remains the biggest hurdle for integration. Speaking at the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) conference yesterday, Ian ...

Goodbye fax, hello tech messaging

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
Tired with paper transactions, nine big fund managers are ditching their fax machines for SWIFTNet Funds' electronic messaging funds transfers. Nine participants in the SWIFTNet Funds market practice and pilot are taking the plunge to go live with electronic ...

Super veterans accept Industry Service Awards

ING Australia superannuation strategy manager Graeme Colley, Cbus chief executive Sandy Grant and director of AMP Corporate Superannuation Greg Healy are the inaugural recipients of the 2007 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Industry Service awards. Colley ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
The Australian sharemarket continued in the red at noon following a poor performance on Wall Street as US stocks were hammered by record high oil prices and a weak earnings report from Citigroup. At 1215 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had shed ...

Macquarie gives $11 million helping hand

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
Macquarie Bank Foundation and staff contributed over $11 million to more than 400 community organisations in 2006, making it one of the leading benefactors to the community sector. The Macquarie Bank Foundation aims to provide financial support as well ...

Costello says ninth Budget to produce surplus

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2004
Treasurer Peter Costello said today his ninth budget, to be handed down next week, would produce a surplus and continue the government's tradition of sensible economic management. Some economists have raised concerns that hefty election year spending ...

AMP unwraps WealthView in time for Christmas

AMP has launched its WealthView eWRAP for AMP Financial Planning, the last of four eWRAP accounts developed as a result of an agreement between AMP and ASGARD, the financial services giant has announced. AMP's suite of four eWRAPs now comprise WealthView ...

RBA decision takes economists by surprise

The RBA's decision to increase the official cash rate by 25 basis points to five percent has come as a surprise and shock to many, but the overall view is that the central bank is essentially easing its foot off the accelerator rather than slamming ...

Labor fires another broadside in continuing tirade on Government super policies

The opposition Labor party has claimed that the Liberals' super package announced on Sunday 7 September has a $250 million funding hole. The shadow minister for retirement incomes and savings, Senator Nick Sherry, in his continuing tirade against the ...