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Media Super backs Aussie film industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
'Save your legs!' is a comedy cocktail of cricket and Bollywood music, a new movie backed by Media Super. The superannuation industry fund for media and arts professionals keeps supporting the Australian film industry through investing and loan initiatives ...

Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
Phew! We got passed that air pocket so easily, didn't we now? Equities are once again flying high. Never mind the still inconclusive Italian elections because judging from last night's Italian bond auction, financial markets aren't really that scared. ...

CBUS to review custody operations

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
Following a major investment review, CBUS will conduct its first open market Request for Proposal (RFP) in 20 years to look for a custody services provider. CBUS's custody services are provided by the National Australia Bank - Asset Servicing (NAS) ...

Morningstar Australia announces 2013 award winners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
Morningstar today announced the winners of its annual Australian Morningstar Awards 2013, with Perpetual Investments, Perennial Partners and Hyperion among the top recipients. Perpetual Investments scooped the main gong as the Morningstar Australian ...

ETF market approached $7bn in January

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
The Australian Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) market is approaching $7 billion in assets under management after the industry hit a record high of $6.8 billion at the end of January, according to BetaShares' ETF Review for January. ETFs achieved a 5.9 per ...

Credit unions mount 'social' battle against banks

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
The association representing credit unions and building societies is jumping on the election year to launch a new campaign designed to give bank customers a fairer deal. With the election only seven months away, industry body Abacus Australian Mutuals ...

Oil price spike won't spoil Aussie equity party

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
While the rising oil price might make some investors worry about the sustainability of the global economy, Perpetual Investment's head of investment market research, Matt Sherwood, says Australian businesses should be more insulated. Rainmaker chief ...

ANZ reports 6.2% cash profit rise

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
ANZ has reported a first quarter cash profit of $1.53 billion, up 6.2% on the same period last year. Net profit meanwhile, which includes one-off expenses, was down 20% on last year to $1.36 billion. The cash profit rise was attributed to volume growth ...

Aust custody and admin sector hits $2 trillion

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Due largely to a reenergised equity markets, total assets under custody for Australian investors grew by 8.7% to $2.03 trillion for the second half of the year to 31 December 2012, according to data released by peak industry body ACSA today. Industry ...

Big deal day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Ho-hum. Wake me up when it's over. "Twas another ordinary day in the market's today folks. The only news being the long wait for US President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. According to Bloomberg, "He will make proposals for spending on ...