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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... Optus, part of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, releases its fourth quarter results. Woolworths Ltd chief executive, Michael Luscombe, addresses the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia on "Readying for the Recovery". On Wednesday, the benchmark ...

Top 10 budget quotes

... government has delivered on its promise to provide help for pensioners struggling to meet increases in living costs." - Michael O'Neill, chief executive, National Seniors Australia (NSA) "The clarification that Australian managed funds will be able to ...

APRA calls for IT risk submissions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
Super funds, insurance firms and credit unions have just three weeks to deliver a written submission to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on effectively managing information technology (IT) risk. The regulatory body said IT risk ...

Aspen fund holds 'recommended' rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
The Aspen Parks Property fund has retained a 'recommended (upper end)' rating from Lonsec. According to a statement from Aspen Group, the fund completed an external valuation over the entire portfolio of 25 parks to provide greater transparency. As ...

Kofoed leaves ESSSuper

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... Townsend & Associates for a new chief executive and plan to have the process concluded by the end of June. In the interim, Michael Dundon (chief financial officer of ESSSuper) will continue to act as chief executive of ESSSuper with the board's full ...

S&P retains 'five stars' rating on Capital

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
Standard & Poor's has kept the 'five stars' rating on the Capital International Global Equities fund. The firm previously rated the fund 'five stars' but the fund needed to be re-rated after a change in distribution partners. The fund was previously ...

Instos search for cash alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
Corporate investors and government bodies are assessing alternatives to holding funds in government guaranteed deposits as cash rates fall and the $1 million fee eats away at returns. Subash Pillai, executive director and head of cash and fixed interest ...

Netwealth adds tech services manager

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... Australia (FPSA), a $3 billion funds under advice dealer group that includes 31 practices and 49 advisers nationally. Michael Heine, managing director at netwealth, said Chews appointment showed the importance the firm placed on growing a strong national ...

Govt continues to target high income HHs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... won't be abolished for these income levels but will taper down before cutting out when household income exceeds $240,000. Michael Moore, chief executive of the Public Health Association, told ABC Radio this morning that cutting the rebate will have only ...

Sunsuper upgrades retirement program

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
Sunsuper, a fund that more than doubled in pension members during the 2007/08 financial year, has launched a pension product with an asset allocation that reflects post-retirement investor needs. Dubbed the Today and Tomorrow strategy; when investors ...