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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... under new EU rules for a "grave" breach of budget limits, the European Commission says. NEW DELHI - Mining giant Rio Tinto plans to invest $US2 billion ($A1.87 billion) in an iron ore project in eastern India in what it says will be Australia's "largest ...

Rice Warner appoints new head of super

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... extra role building the firm's investment consulting practice. Rice Warner told Financial Standard there were no definite plans for further appointments in the superannuation field, though it would depend on client demand

MLC MasterKey Business Super wins mandates

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... Australian-based mining drilling contractor Swick Mining Services and iron-ore producer Atlas will be moving their default super plans to MLC MasterKey with the aid of transition managers. The MLC MasterKey Business Super covers investment management ...

Australian Ethical builds adviser products

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... critical for advisers accessing these products on behalf of their clients." Australian Ethical said it will focus on expansion plans in superannuation with product development also a priority. "Super is a major growth area in financial services and developing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... regulator on Tuesday cleared the way for Telstra's participation in the national broadband network after approving the telco's plans to separate its retail and wholesale arms during the migration to the NBN. Information technology stocks were up 0.95 ...

Shorten locks down accountant timeline

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... week deadline for legislation surrounding the role of accountants in the advice industry, in addition to reaffirming his plans to raise contribution caps. Speaking at the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association (SPAA) national conference on ...

BEN announces solid results

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... institutional share placement in December for $150 million in preparation for its purchase of the Bank of Cyprus Australia with plans to raise an additional $50 - $70 million in a February Share Purchase Plan. "Focusing on the bank's long-term performance ...

Managed funds have a place in SMSFs: Select

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... billion in cash in the SMSF structure as at May 2011 and excess cash of $39 billion, only one in eight SMSF investors have plans to put money in managed funds, according to McCormick. "To invest that extra cash, you need confidence in markets and the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... Australian shares lost 1.68 per cent, or 71.5 points, at 4,181.9, on Thursday despite an upbeat jobs report, as Qantas said it plans to axe at least 500 jobs after an 83.0 per cent half-year profit drop. Tokyo ended 0.24 per cent lower, or 22.24 points ...

GM shuts down DB fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... news service. Analysts estimated in 2010 its global employee pension liabilities could have been as high as $30 billion. GM plans to hemorrhage the fund liabilities by shutting it and shifting employees to the company's 401(k) accumulation plan that ...