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STA/ARF mega fund to expand menu and beef up insurance

With only three months to go before mega funds STA and ARF tie the knot to form a $20 billion mammoth fund, ARF chief executive Ian Silk said members can expect key changes including an expanded investment menu and better insurance. All eyes are on ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower, following a negative lead from Wall Street and European markets overnight. However strong base metal prices, coupled by a lift in the gold and crude oil prices, should provide some support for local ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2006
The Australian share market is likely to open lower, with a weak lead from Wall Street and a fairly steady day on the local market yesterday. The Australian share market continued its record-setting run, before ending relatively unchanged yesterday. ...

Competition among insurers to drive down profits and premiums

While the general insurance industry has enjoyed record profits in 2005, tougher competition and lower premium rates could mean returns in 2006 won't be as good, according to a recent survey. The JPMorgan Deloitte 2005 General Insurance Industry Survey ...

Platypus enters the long-short pond

Platypus Capital Management (PCM), an Australian hedge fund firm linked to Platypus Asset Management, have launched an Australian Long/Short Fund. The Platypus Australian Long/Short Fund has start-out capital of $33 million of institutional money to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer after a positive lead from the US raises hopes of a recovery in the local bourse after yesterday's heavy sell off. However, European markets were all sharply weaker overnight, with BHP Billiton ...

S&P places Citigroup Asset Management Australian funds 'on hold'

Standard & Poor's (S&P) has amended the Assirt ratings of 12 Citigroup Australian Asset Management funds to 'on hold' following Legg Mason's acquisition of Citigroup's asset management business. The 12 funds will remain 'on hold' until the impact of ...

Mariner Wealth selects Dignum as chief operating officer

Mariner Wealth Management has appointed Matthew Dignum to the newly created position of chief operating officer. Dignum joins Mariner with 10 years' experience in the finance industry under his belt. In this time he has held custody and administration ...

InfoComp signs up another global brand

InfoComp has signed up another large global player with RBC Global Services Australia to start using InfoComp's fund administration platform Composer from April. The new deal is expected to help with Info Comp's offshore push. "We value the fact that ...

Ex-pats to head JPMorgan in Australia

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2004
JPMorgan has announced the appointment of Tim Fletcher and Shaun Treacy to co-head the investment bank in Australia. Former Merrill Lynch banker Mike Tilley will join the firm as vice chairman of investment banking. JPMorgan\'s senior country officer ...