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Young to be replaced at helm of HFA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
Paul Jensen will replace HFA founder and current HFA Asset Management chief executive officer, Spencer Young, at the helm of the funds management business as Young moves to a more strategically focused role within the group. HFA said Jensen will take ...

Asset Super launches into advice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
Asset Super is to offer its members access to low cost single-issue financial planning through Money Solutions. The planning service will be call centre based and Asset Super members who phone the fund's call centre will be transferred to Money Solutions ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
The Australian share market was stronger at noon, buoyed by a positive lead from Wall St and higher metals prices. At 1203 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 26.5 points higher at 5451.4 while the all ordinaries lifted 24.5 points to 5437. On ...

Former NAB adviser gets 8 years

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2006
A former National Australia Bank (NAB) financial planner has been jailed for eight years for dishonesty and fraud relating to nearly $6 million of misappropriated funds. Following an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation ...

APRA to flex its muscle with outsourcing deals

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
Under the terms of new prudential guidelines, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will have the power to conduct onsite inspections of companies undertaking outsourcing work for financial institutions under its supervision. But signaling ...

Mellon launches global alpha bond

Mellon Global Investments Australia has launched the Mellon Global Bond Alpha Trust in response to rising investor demand for higher yielding fixed income products. The group said the Global Bond Alpha Trust builds on the success of the Mellon Global ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index has risen to its highest level since January 2000 as the US market absorbs the positive impact of lower oil prices and the reduced threat of harsher interest rates. The consumer side of the economy as measured ...

Future Fund climbs to $32 billion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2006
The government will transfer $14 billion to the Future Fund during 2006-07, and on top of the $18 billion parked there in May the Future Fund has already reached $32 billion in committed money. This is the second significant contribution by the government ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2006
The Australian stock market firmed at noon today spurred on by a strong US lead and growth in the resources and banking sectors. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18.1 points to 5,132 and the all ordinaries added 17 points to 5,092.5. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2006
Data on the number of job vacancies was released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday revealing that on a seasonally adjusted basis the national figure stood at 154,000 in August, up by 11 per cent from the corresponding quarter last year. ...