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Westfield restructure gets green light, UniSuper to retain holding

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
UniSuper has no plans to ditch its 8.5% holding Westfield Retail Trust (WRT), despite Westfield's controversial $70 billion restructure getting the green light. The shopping centre giant will go ahead with the restructure after it secured enough shareholder ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street closed mixed with the Standard and Poor's reaching another record but the Nasdaq falling. At 0810 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,417. ...

Race among the advice giants: MAX

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
AMP, ANZ Wealth and Commonwealth Bank are the formidable trinity of industry consolidators in financial planning, according to the latest mergers and acquisitions report by Rainmaker. Rainmaker Research has collected data on the mergers and acquisitions ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
The share market has opened higher after positive leads from the United States. With trade resuming after a public holiday, local investors were pricing in further gains that took Wall Street to fresh highs in recent sessions, IG market strategist Stan ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is set to open higher after Wall Street continued its winning streak amid a fresh burst of merger and acquisition activity on Wall Street. At 0700 AEST on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 14 points ...

JANA rejigs team after absorbing MLC IM

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... in size." He said that asset consultants must respond to these changes by providing additional capacity for funds as they merge, as well as helping funds deal with legacy issues and governance.

SSgA finds replacement for global head of strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) have appointed a global head of strategy after Bernard Reilly made the decision to return to Australia. SSgA confirmed that Keith Crawford who has been the fund manager's chief financial officer since April 2013 ...

IOOF and SFGA union rattles top ranks

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
The increasingly concentrated Australian financial services industry is about to be shaken by a merger that will position an independent provider on the front row for the first time in years. IOOF's bid to acquire SFG Australia (SFGA) shows that the ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at the remaining roadblocks that may be blocking the path to infrastructure investment. We also investigate what the merger between IOOF and SFG Australia means for the financial services industry ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is set to open lower due to falls in commodity prices at the end of last week. At 0700 AEST on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down eight points at 5,495. In economic news on Monday, the bureau of ...