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IBM Super upgrades online presence

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
IBM Super fund has redesigned its website with new features, following the trend of super funds upgrading their technology as members become more tech savvy. In what could be called a late start when compared to other super funds, the new-look IBM Super ...

Changes ahead for WA govt super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
A report commissioned by the WA Treasurer into the GESB demutualisation said the proposal was not in members interests and recommends major changes to WA public sector superannuation arrangements. In July 2009, the WA Treasurer appointed Rod Whithear ...

Court rejects Great Southern statement of claim

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
Great Southern investors face another roadblock after the Victorian Supreme Court decided not to allow Macpherson+Kelley to file its latest statement of claim in the class action against Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. This decision follows an earlier decision ...

Green light for global equities surge: Bell Potter

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
Using history as his guide, Bell Potter's Peter Quinton says global equities could rise by more than 60 per cent over the next three years - and if his prediction proves accurate, it could mean that new highs for markets are on the horizon. After studying ...

Super fund recovery 6pc but big funds fail to fire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
Super fund returns for the year to October have recovered to an average 6.6 per cent but it's the small funds and not the majors leading the way. SelectingSuper's latest performance survey found funds have recovered half of what they lost, since at ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
The Australian share market has lost some of its early gains but remains higher at noon as stocks follow positive leads from markets in the United States and Europe. At 1201 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20.3 points, or 0.43 per cent, at ...

Bell Potter faces $22m class action

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
Bell Potter Securities is facing wrongful conduct allegations in a class action from over 50 clients, claiming losses of approximately $22 million. The class action, held in the Federal Court of Australia, alleges that Bell Potter encouraged clients ...

Planners select HUB24

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
The managed accounts sector wins a fresh batch of advocates after unified managed accounts provider HUB24 signed five dealer groups, representing $650 million in assets, to its UMA platform. The dealer groups, some using managed accounts for the first ...

BlackRock appoints head of iShares Aus

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
BlackRock has promoted Mark Oliver to head of its iShares exchange traded fund (ETF) business in Australia. Oliver has been with BlackRock since 2008 and was most recently head of strategic partnerships. Prior to this, he led BlackRock's distribution ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
The Australian market is receiving generally negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with most key markets lower, although precious and base metals were higher. On the ASX 24 at 0714 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was ...