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Super funds reject calls to cut super contrib

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... a newspaper column and major economic blog last week. The proposal is similar to one presented by the Rainmaker group in March this year. In their proposal, Rainmaker outlined how lifting employer contributions and introducing compulsory employee contributions ...

Asgard and IOOF add Patriot funds

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... Beacon and Ausmaq platforms Patriot's parent company, Fisher Graham Financial secured a $161.7 million mandate from QIC in March for the firm's specialist Asian markets investment partner, Yeoman Capital Management.

FPSA moves operations to Melbourne

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... platform provider's IT infrastructure, web support and accounting services. The transition is expected to be completed in March next year. Mark Ryan, FPSA chief executive, said the dealer group is negotiating with several other practices to move to FPSA. ...

Dow Jones launches Islamic ASEAN index

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Indonesia, Telecommunications). The index is calculated in US dollars and is reviewed quarterly in March, Jun, September and December. As of November 12, the DJIM ASEAN Total Return Index dropped -10.58 per cent from its base ...

BlackRock cuts 10 staff

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... The firm's AREIT property team also received a shake-up with Richard Fakhry leaving the firm and Paul Juniper departing in March. As a result, portfolio manager Danielle Carter, who returns from maternity leave, was appointed senior A-REIT portfolio ...

Main Street is burning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
... million jobs went. So far only 411,000 jobs have vanished as the unemployment rate increased from a low of 4.4 per cent in March 2007 to 6.5 per cent in October. More companies will fold. Those that survive will continue to cut costs. Both translate ...

The good oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... January 2007 low. Early 2008 was not looking any different. The price of crude oil broke above the US$100/barrel mark in March and continued upwards to hit an all-time high of more than US$147 a barrel in intraday trade in New York. Then it was downhill ...

Online rush for gold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... Gold prices rose by 38 per cent from July 2007 to the end of August this year, reaching an all-time high of US$1,011.6 in March 2008. In the 12 months to August 2008, gold appreciated by 24.1 per cent compared with the 4.6 gain from world government ...

Basis delays capital return, adds $38m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... will be paid to the remaining unit holders. The Basis Aust-Rim fund had more than $332 million in funds under management in March last year. The firm also advised that a second round of capital has been announced and it plans to make a further return ...

Online drill for gold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... Gold prices rose by 38 per cent from July 2007 to the end of August this year, reaching an all-time high of US$1,011.6 in March 2008. In the 12 months to August 2008, gold appreciated by 24.1 per cent compared with the 4.6 gain from world government ...