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BOBisms

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
BOB has spoken and what financial markets heard was good. BOB, of course, stands for Bernanke, Obama and Buffet. But go back to yesterday's news and carefully read or listen to what the 'three wise men' uttered. Go on. Read again. Listen again. Was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is expected to continue on from Wednesday's strong gains after positive economic data added to evidence the US has emerged from recession and extended Wall Street's rally. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Military Super revamps strategic asset allocation

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... also be decreased from 9 to 6 per cent. In its balanced option, exposure to Australian equities will be pumped up from October - with Military Super channeling 26.5 per cent to the sector to make the most of recovering equities markets, versus its current ...

Zurich launches heart awareness campaign

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
Zurich is launching a heart health awareness campaign directed at financial advisers to help clients learn about heart-related diseases risks. Men fare worse than women with this distorted perception on their health status, according to results released ...

NAB buys Lodestar Capital stake

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
NAB's direct asset management business, nabinvest, has bought a 33 per cent stake in long-term absolute return boutique fund manager, Lodestar Capital Partners. Lodestar Capital Partners investment management team owns the remaining stake in the business ...

Garvan and Apogee adopt fee for service

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
MLC-backed Apogee Financial Planning and Garvan/MLC Financial Planning are transitioning to a fee for advice model from 1 July next year. In a press statement released today, MLC confirmed that both Apogee and Garvan would adopt the new model for all ...

ASIC reviews prospectus disclosure of CRAs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
ASIC has released a discussion paper that proposes strict conditions on how credit ratings should be reported in prospectuses in an attempt to enhance protection to retail investors. "ASIC is seeking public comment on whether to withdraw current class ...

Westpac moves to wholly own Ascalon

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
Westpac Group has bought Kaplan Equity's 50 per cent stake in Ascalon Capital Managers to wholly own the boutique incubator. Westpac Group said it had reached an in-principle agreement with Kaplan Equity in a transaction that is expected to be completed ...

Depends on the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
You know Australia is back to normal when "they will, they won't" speculation on interest rates returns a major sport. This is usually accompanied by "they will earlier, they will later" betting with every economic data release providing evidence for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is expected to have another day in positive territory after a rise on Wall street and stronger commodity and metals prices. At 0736 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 11 points ...