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Cbus CEO wins UN PRI board seat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
Cbus chief executive David Atkin has become the first Australian to be appointed to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) board. Atkin said he plans to represent Australian superannuation fund signatories on the board. Australia ...

SMSF trustee group closes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
The Self Managed Superannuation Member's Association (SMSMA), which represents the interests of trustees, has closed up shop after launching less than two years ago. The SMSMA has closed and its membership has been given the opportunity to join the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
The Australian share market was more than one per cent lower at noon following a negative lead from Wall Street, weaker oil prices and losses in the resources sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 37.1 points, or 0.98 per cent ...

TechInvest tops fastest growing fundie table

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
Sydney-based investment manager TechInvest is one of the fastest growing fund managers - gaining $78 million in flows to tip over the $100 million funds under management (FUM) mark over the past year. The latest Rainmaker Information Roundup report ...

Dixon criticises Premium buy-back scheme

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services claim the 8 per cent on-market buy back scheme proposed by the Premium Investors board will not provide enough liquidity to shareholders. Yesterday the Premium Investors board announced it plans to conduct ...

Can't swing it both ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
If it were not so serious, I would think that Wall Street's overnight fall was in commiseration to Michael's memorial. Have the green shoots withered and died and are now being buried alongside MJ? The S&P 500 fell by two 2 per cent, the Dow was off ...

Experts pick top stocks and sectors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
Financial planners should look towards the mining sector and good value small to mid-cap stocks to boost returns in Australian equities allocations over the next two years, according to industry experts. Craig James, chief equities economist at CommSec ...

Morris steps down sooner

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
Dirk Morris, BT Investment Management's chief executive and executive director, will leave the company next week, instead of the initially announced departure three months away. BT Investment Management announced Morris had resigned from the firm last ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... 9,808 contracts. "It's been a disappointing start to the week," Austock Securities senior client adviser and strategist Michael Heffernan said. "The weakness is in the oil and resources sectors... and the rest of the market has duly followed." Mr Heffernan ...

Timbercorp buy passes sole purpose test

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... assets, will not be in breach of the sole purpose test if the deal was to be finalised, said a superannuation expert. Michael Vrisakis, partner at law firm Freehills, said First Super - an industry fund serving the furniture, pulp, paper and timber industries ...