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AMP Capital rides high on global infra demand

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
The AMP Capital Global Infrastructure Securities Fund has hit the $1 billion mark in funds under management since its launch in August 2010, through both retail and institutional investments from overseas. The fund, which has a three star rating from ...

Bear killer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... Good thing, things seemed to improving in America. The US ISM manufacturing index rose to 51.6 last month from 50.6 in August - better than expectations for a dip to 50.5. This index is a good and reliable leading indicator of the US economy. My previous ...

Cash sector surges beyond super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
Nervous investors have been flooding money into the safety of bank deposits since the global financial crisis. This has pushed the deposit sector to a record $1.5 trillion, building a clear lead over the $1.4 trillion superannuation savings pool. Super ...

Banned adviser faces jail term

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
Banned South Australian financial adviser, Trevor Wayne Carll, is facing 28 charges from ASIC, including deception, with a possible jail time of ten years for each offence. Carll, of Port Pirie, South Australia, was banned from the industry in February ...

Bulls see red

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... four months after it hit a high of 80.9 in November 2008, then again when it hit 45.8 in May last year and 43.1 only last August (but this is still being played out). Last night, the index closed at 41.4 - confirming that we're close, but not yet. We'll ...

Dealer groups compete for planners: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
Planners want freedom to run their own practice while dealer groups are on the attack trying to lure competitor's planners to their own ranks, according to an industry survey, which also rated planner opinions on the handling of reforms. The Midwinter ...

Twisting the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
Twisted! This was Wall Street's reaction to the US Federal Reserve's remake of the 1961 version of US President John F. Kennedy and the then Fed's attempt to salvage America. The major US equity indices fell big time - the Dow closed 2.5% off, the S&P ...

ASIC bans former Citibank manager

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
ASIC has permanently banned a former Citibank manager from providing financial services after an investigation found she conducted over 30 transactions without client authorisation. Victoria Cai, of Beverly Hills, New South Wales, was employed as a ...

AUI names four senior appointments

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
Australian Unity Investments has named four senior appointments as part of its expansion campaign, including the creation of a new role. Former deputy managing director at BNY Mellon Asset Management, Stephen Alcorn, has joined Australian Unity Investments ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open little changed - or lower if it follows the slides on international markets overnight. At 0651 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 4,106. In economic news on Tuesday ...