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AFS deal raises Asian opportunities

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010

Dealer group Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) remains mum on the identity of its potential buyer but said the deal could potentially open up its financial planners to clients and products outside Australia, particularly in the broader Asian ...

Too clever by half

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010

Thanks but no thanks! This is the Australian financial markets response to the government's response to the Henry Tax Review. BHP and RIO and other profitable miners are up in arms over Krudd's proposed 40 per cent tax on their "super profits." Investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010

The Australian stock market is expected to open lower, following a weak finish on Wall Street during Friday night's offshore session. At the close of Friday night's session on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 62 points ...

MLC launches high income protection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010

MLC raises the stakes in income protection with its new product designed for high income earners, offering financial planners the choice to give their HNW clients as much as double the industry standard in monthly benefits. White collar professionals ...

Knee-jerk reaction to late action

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010

Here we go again! The rough and tumble of Wall Street on display as investors knee-jerkingly reacts to what is -- in the words of Donald Rumsfeld - a "known known." The problem that just won't go away; like an irritating fly in the midst of an Australian ...

Seek and thou shalt find

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010

What's wrong with Wall Street this time? There must be something in the water when solid corporate earnings result still gets it down. According to Bloomberg, more than 80 per cent of companies in the S&P 500 that have already reported their first quarter ...

Rules, rules, rules

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010

Do you know what Moses did when God handed him the Ten Commandments? He squatted beside the burning bush, placed both hands on his face and cried, "Rules, rules, rules... too many rules!" But unlike Moses, America's biggest banks are not squatting and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010

A broad-based rally has pushed the Australian share market up nearly one per cent at noon. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 44.4 points, or 0.9 per cent, at 4,970.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 44.7 points ...

America's Eyjafjallajokull

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010

While Eyjafjallajokull continues to spew ash, there may be a heavier fall-out when Goldman Sach's volcano explodes. Wall Street rose last night as companies reported better than expected earnings results. And guess which one stood out? Goldman Sachs! ...

Grass is greener in China

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010

Green, green grass of China. America must be seething with envy that despite signs of continued improvement in its own economy, the grass is still greener in China. While the US remains unsure whether or not it's already out of the woods -- just ask ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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