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US considers retirement reforms

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
As part of a broader effort to get the US debt position under control, President Obama's deficit commission has proposed raising the retirement age and commencing a serious discussion around increasing retirement savings. It echoes the kind of debate ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
The Australian share market was firmer to noon as higher metals prices buoyed local resource stocks. By 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had added 15.7 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 4,609.1. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 16.7 points ...

BNY Mellon's Ankura wins Russell Aus Eq mandate

NEWS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
BNY Mellon Asset Management's Ankura Capital has won an Australian equity mandate from Russell Investments. The mandate forms part of Russell's newly launched Australian Shares Enhanced Income Fund and follows Ankura's winning of a high yield mandate ...

New rules for investment advisers: SEC

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... strengthen the regulator's oversight of investment advisers. The SEC's proposed rules will implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. This includes the registration of advisers to hedge funds and other private ...

Better boring than bubble

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
Frank Villante may work at a fund manager named after the stars but when it comes to investing, his feet are firmly on the ground. Villante, chief investment officer of small-cap specialist Celeste Funds Management, spoke at a media briefing about investors ...

Westpac shines with $6.5bn full year profit

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
Westpac has outshone its big four banking rivals, announcing full year net profits of $6.5 billion this morning, up a staggering 84 per cent on last year's result, with BT Financial Group one of its best performing business units. Westpac's cash earnings ...

FSC appoints new chair

FSC ANNOUNCEMENT  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
Financial Services Council (FSC) appoints Macquarie Bank executive, Peter Maher, as chairman after the former chair retires. Maher, Macquarie bank's head of banking and financial services group, will take on the role of chairman at the FSC as part of ...

Top fund CEOs join climate change panel

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... Lazberger, of Colonial First State Global Asset Management, the country's second largest funds manager. It will be chaired by Frank Pegen of Catholic Super. The other members of the panel are David Atkin of Cbus, Anne-Marie Corboy of HESTA Super fund ...

AUI appoints head of portfolio management

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... policy. Smith previously worked at Victorian Funds Management Corporation, and Trust Investments Management Limited and Frank Russell Company in New Zealand.

Signposts to high yield

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
Russell Australia High Dividend Index's top ten holdings was dominated by financial stocks but property trusts are emerging as attractive high-yield stocks. The Russell Australia High Dividend Index (RAHDI) includes Australian blue-chip companies with ...