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BT Super for Life hits 100,000 members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
BT Financial Group's BT Super for Life product has broken the 100,000 member mark in just 18 months. Melanie Evans, BT Financial Group head of superannuation and investments, said low fees and linking super accounts to online banking had attracted customers ...

Computershare buys bankruptcy expert

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
ASX listed Computershare is looking to cash in on bankruptcy administration with its latest acquisition of US-based Kurtzman Carson Consultants. KCC is a claims and noticing agent that provides administrative support services and technology solutions ...

CAAM funds awarded 'recommended' rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
Credit Agricole Asset Management Australia's (CAAM) Global Bond fund and Global Emerging Markets fund have gained 'recommended' ratings from research firms. Lonsec rated the firm's global bond fund 'recommended' while Zenith Investment Partners also ...

AIG: 100 per cent GFC proof

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
'Under these circumstances, it's hard to understand how derivative traders at A.I.G. warranted any bonuses at all, much less US$165 million in extra pay. How do they justify this outrage to the taxpayers who are keeping the company afloat?' US President ...

Jobless rate in perspective

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
'Job losses worst for 18 years' (AFR). 'Australian Jobless Rate Climbs to 4-Year High of 5.2%' (Bloomberg). Boy oh boy, here we go again. Each time Australia's job numbers are updated, we get the media's display of their masochistic tendencies. We are ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open flat on Monday with a slightly positive leads from Wall Street on Friday. Oil, precious metals and copper were higher, too. At 0713 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up ...

BNP turns to games for education

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
BNP Paribas has developed a video game that allows the bank's European based employees to create their own virtual bank and learn more about the international banking system. The game, Starbank, allows employees or players to build a bank in an orbital ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly lower as US markets lost further ground and European markets continued the falls of the previous day. Gold was down, but silver, copper and oil were higher overnight. Attention will be on the release ...

CHAMP buys Centric Wealth

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
CHAMP Private Equity has completed the acquisition of a 75 per cent stake in Centric Wealth and invested $80 million into the boutique advisory firm. The deal follows "overwhelming support" from shareholders of Centric Wealth at a General Meeting held ...

The Ides of March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
In the Roman calendar, the ides of March refers to the 15th day of the month of March. It was a festive day celebrating the Mars, the god of war. In modern times it has taken on an ominous sense ever since Julius Caesar's assassination on this date ...