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Market Wrap - Mid Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
... $86.51. Fortescue Metals was four cents lower at $6.74. US stocks closed lower overnight as Europe's debt concerns took centre stage after mixed US data showed a weak rise in inflation but stronger industrial output. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial ...

Platforms climb back from GFC to $399bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
Platform funds under advice (FUA) climbed 9.5 per cent to $399 billion in the 12 months to end September 2010, confirming they have fully recovered their GFC losses, reveals research just released by Rainmaker. This platform growth broadly matched superannuation's ...

ACCC gives go ahead to SGX-ASX deal

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
... competition regulator has approved the Singapore exchange's controversial plans to acquire the local bourse - setting the stage for a volatile debate next year over whether the deal is in the national interest. Approval from the ACCC was not expected ...

China inflation fears overplayed

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
Financial markets are nervously awaiting the release of Chinese inflation figures this weekend, but one fund manager believes that the concerns are overdone - and the multi-year bull market in Asian equities is only just beginning. Fears are building ...

AIA wins $160m Sunsuper mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... insurance to its corporate fund members. Sunsuper has been working on a new insurance service model, which includes life stage and age-based insurance options. AIA Australia won the mandate on the basis of both a competitive price and the ability to ...

Transition mgmt takes centre stage

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
The wave of consolidation sweeping through the not-for-profit superannuation sector is putting transition management firmly back in the spotlight for next year. Last month, Health Super announced that talks were underway with First State Super to create ...

Macquarie Wrap launches model portfolios

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... model portfolio after trialing it with ten dealer groups to test functionality and capabilities. The launch marks the first stage in the delivery of its next generation wrap platform, the Macquarie Wrap Model Portfolios, with each model holding up to ...

J.P. Morgan makes fresh moves in sec lending

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
Superannuation funds access to securities lending enters a new stage with the launch of the J.P. Morgan first Australian Tri-Party Securities Lending transaction. Tri-party securities collateral management will allow more lenders to accept non-cash ...

PIH planners vote yes to merger, future uncertain

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
... that, however, cannot redeem the last 25 per cent of their shares until June 2015. According to a PIH statement, the next stage of the merger would involve Federal Court approval. A hearing has been scheduled for next Monday, and the issue of CAF shares ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
... reversal of what has been going on in the last couple of days. "The resources with BHP, RIO and Newcrest are all taking centre stage." BHP Billiton was up 36 cents at $44.16 and Rio Tinto added $1.09, or 1.29 per cent, to $85.49.