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US pension plan deficits rise in June

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
Pension plan deficits of S&P1500 reached $510 billion at the end of the financial year, just $1 billion shy of the previous deficit record set in January 2009, according to a new report. Mercer's survey found the pension plan deficit had widened by ...

Down on old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
What really was Moody's intention in announcing that it may downgrade Spain's credit rating last night? Is it Moody's way of proving that it still matters? That it could still move markets? According to Bloomberg, "US stocks fell, extending the first ...

EOFYS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
"And now I'm fallin' Fallin' fast again..." -Fallin, Teri de Sario It had to happen today, didn't it? EOFY would not be a happy one for Australia given the ugly lead from Wall Street and European bourses while we were sleeping. SPI futures trading says ...

Waiting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
International equity markets' reaction to the weekend's G-20 gabfest was to be expected. They were up a little. They were down a little. Like I wrote on this space yesterday, there was something for everyone - depending on which paragraph of the G-20 ...

Centrepoint and PIS merger agreement changed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
The merger between Centrepoint Alliance and Professional Investment Services (PIS) is expected to go ahead but the agreement has changed. Centrepoint Alliance found no unanticipated issues with PIS during the due diligence process but the terms of the ...

Perpetual MD Deverall resigns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
David Deverall, managing director at Perpetual, has resigned from the firm after seven years at the helm but will remain in his role until either a replacement is found or until March next year. "This has been a personal decision... I believe it is ...

RARE Infra wins $1.4bn in mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
RARE Infrastructure has attracted $1.4 billion in investment mandates in nine months including one from the $67 billion Future Fund. The global listed infrastructure fund manager has gained a number of institutional clients from Australia, Hong Kong ...

Former AllianceBernstein team attracts $275m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
Former New Zealand-based AllianceBernstein portfolio managers, now Harbour Asset Management, have attracted $275 million to their Australasian equity strategy since opening their doors in January. AllianceBernstein's review of its New Zealand operations ...

Mercer appoints investment consulting head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
Mercer has named Graeme Mather as market business leader for its Investment Consulting arm in Australia and New Zealand. Mather will succeed Simon Eagleton who is relocating to Mercer's Singapore office soon after being promoted to the role of Asia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market has received a mostly positive lead from offshore markets during weekend trading, after Wall Street finished firmer and the benchmark copper futures contract closed higher. Gold, silver and oil prices were weaker, however. ...