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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... slipped 0.03 per cent to 7,320.90 points and the Paris CAC 40 dipped 0.43 per cent to 4,090.74 points. On London's second-tier FTSE 250 index, the London Stock Exchange saw its share price rocket at first before settling down to a a three per cent rise ...

Wall Street does an Abbott

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011

Perpetual raises $170 million for mortgage fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... approximately 40 per cent of total lending to the sector, and financing from alternative sources such as foreign banks and second tier lenders is also disappearing," he said. "This has become a significantly dislocated market and we saw an opportunity ...

AMP won't be fifth banking pillar

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... shift from a two pillar to a three pillar system. AMP's impact will be subtle however as three evenly matched players in tier-one would set the tone for the market particularly if AMP continues its initiatives in using its scale to introduce efficiencies ...

HOSTPLUS improves insurance, maintains fees

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
HOSTPLUS has upgraded its insurance cover and kept member fees unchanged as part of a three-tier strategy to improve member services. The super fund said it would continue to freeze membership fees until at least January 2012, remaining at the same ...

Macq Life signs the Teachers Health Fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
Macquarie Life will provide its new insurance solution, Macquarie Life Active, through a new distribution agreement with the Teachers Health Fund. This is the first time Macquarie Life Active will be distributed through a health fund, after its initial ...

Awakening from summer slumber

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
... here. Which, essentially, as far as I can see, is a typical pause that occurs in an economic recovery". Although a second-tier indicator, the surprisingly strong jump in the Philadelphia Fed's general economic index is another positive indication. Surprisingly ...

Australian Catholic Super prepares for take-off

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... had come from Australian Catholic Super. The fund invests in new generation, high utility commercial aircraft on lease to tier 1 and 2 airline operators. The $50 million capital injection brings the total investment in the fund to $190 million, of which ...

Advisers must fight for the future, not the past: AFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
The fight over commissions on investment products and superannuation is over. Advisers must stop debating over them and switch their focus to influencing their future. Opening the 2010 AFA annual conference in front of a packed auditorium with almost ...

Investec eyes aircraft leasing market

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... said it was seeking funds from insto investors to invest in "high demand, new generation commercial aircraft on lease to tier-one and tier-two airlines." The move marks the fund's third capital raising effort since launching in 2008, having most recently ...