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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... price index contract was 48 points lower at 4,406, on volume of 13,897 contracts. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said losses on global markets in response to the US unemployment figures had dragged the local market lower on ...

Challenger poaches ING portfolio manager for small cap fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... said Challenger's existing smaller companies and microcap funds, which were placed on hold following the departure of Michael Besley in July, will remain on hold, pending further clarification on analytical responsibilities and the announcement of a ...

Election campaign ignores seniors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... "We've had a few crumbs but where are the big issues such as dental health and nursing homes?" said NSA chief executive Michael O'Neill. The result could be disaffected older voters switching allegiances. "Disillusioned older Australians, rather than ...

AMP Cap Equity Fund analyst departs, prompts 'sell'

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... manager. The fund manager suffered from two high profile departures in April, including small cap equity portfolio manager Michael Hughes. "The announcement of Simon Fitzgerald's departure this week indicates to S&P that the manager's efforts to stabilise ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... share price index contract was 71 points lower at 4,360 points, with 21,204 contracts traded. CityIndex market strategist Michael McCarthy said downbeat sentiment continued to drive the market following negative leads from offshore overnight, with investors ...

AMP fin centre opens first fee-for-service shopfront

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... a free initial consultation with one of the centre's 16 financial planners. AMP Financial Planning managing director, Michael Guggenheimer, said the shop provided customers "direct access to tailored advice based on their individual needs". "It's a one-stop-shop ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... through the morning, with the big miners and large retail banks all weaker at noon AEST. City Index market strategist Michael McCarthy said trading conditions were subdued ahead of important economic data from China and Commonwealth Bank's latest earnings ...

MLC drops Challenger for Resolution

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
MLC has terminated its Australian real estate investment trust (AREIT) mandate with Challenger Managed Investments and reallocated the funds to Resolution Capital. The institution's decision affects the MLC Australian Property Securities fund and the ...

Managed fund for charity pays dividends

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
Chris Cuffe's Third Link Growth Fund is yet to reach its $150 million goal but has already achieved its more noble goal - delivering a $45,000 cheque to charities each month. Two years on, the fund has pooled more than $40 million in funds under management ...

Complaints against planners fall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has received less complaints against investments and financial planners in the past year, new figures show. Alison Maynard, investments, life insurance and superannuation ombudsman, said the number of investment ...