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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading, with Wall Streets's key indices lower, but precious and base metals were higher. Oil fell slightly. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, at 0747 AEST, the December share price index contract ...

MLC appoints former Fidelity global CIO

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
Nicky Richards, former global chief investment officer of Fidelity Investments, has been appointed chief investment officer of MLC, filling the role vacated by Chris Condon six months ago. Richards has more than 20 years experience in global investment ...

Former AMP adviser gets permanent ban

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
ASIC has permanently banned former AMP adviser Vince Aloisi of Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, from providing financial services. ASIC's action against Aloisi follows its investigation into allegations of misconduct during his employment as an authorised ...

Challenger to open redemptions on mortgage fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
Challenger's Howard Mortgage Fund proposes to make $850 million of funds available for investor redemptions by Christmas, as part of a major restructuring to improve returns and liquidity. In a statement, Challenger said it will ask all its mortgage ...

Banks to raise capital reserves

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
Landmark reforms will force global banks to raise their minimum capital requirements by at least double what they are today to avert another financial crisis - but the new rules, if adopted, could damage the smaller institutions. Bank regulators and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
The outlook for the Australian market on Thursday is positive, following strong performances on overseas markets overnight. At 0723 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 74 points at 4,567. In economics ...

China consumer research expert joins 8IP

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
Specialist Asian equity manager Eight Investment Partners (8IP), set up by Kerry Series, the former head of Asia Pacific equities at AMP Capital, has hired the head of China consumer research at Macquarie Securities HK as analyst. Jessie Qian will start ...

Ipac boosts insurance-related investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
Ipac Asset Management plans to have as much as a 25 per cent allocation within its alternatives growth portfolio devoted to insurance-related investments, and backs the strategy with a $50 million seed investment into a newly-launched catastrophe insurance ...

Capital raisings shun small investors: ISS

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
When global credit markets seized up in late 2008 and for much of 2009, Australia's blue chip companies were forced to look to equity markets for much needed funding. Almost $100 billion in new equity was raised, but the average investor didn't really ...

Not a jobless double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... right and it ended in June 2009, then we can expect continued weakness in the labour market till September (15 months) or January (19 months). Like the 1990 and 2001 recessions, jobs will follow continued growth. And if they don't, the US Federal Reserve ...