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Bennelong appoints distribution specialist

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
Bennelong Funds Management has appointed asset management veteran Roger Phipps to join its distribution team, based in Melbourne. Phipps, formerly of MAB Funds Management, Legg Mason Asset Management and HSBC Asset Management, joins as a director, working ...

Telstra Super majority returns above 10%

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
Telstra Super annual returns scored double digits for the last financial year, with six out of its nine accumulated investment options performing above 10%. This is the second consecutive year with promising results, according to the large corporate ...

Investors mine social networks for top tradings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
Financial spreadbetting firm eToro has incorporated social trading features into its OpenBook software to allow clients to find the top performers on the network and mirror them trade-by-trade. The global firm provides the ability to trade foreign currencies ...

Westpoint directors face charges

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Directors from collapsed property investment brand Westpoint will face charges and a possible jail sentence for their role in the company's downfall. Norm Carey and Graeme Rundle are facing two criminal charges each as a result of an investigation by ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Australian stocks were higher at noon amid broad based gains led by information technology and industrial-linked companies. A positive day for ASX-listed airlines also buoyed the local bourse. At 1208 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 30.6 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Australian shares are set for a strong start to a week full of economic news after Wall Street rose on promising signs from the US manufacturing industry. At 0627 AEST, the local September share price index futures contract is up 48 points at 4,634 ...

Sunny side up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
"Grab your coat and leave your hat Leave your worries on your doorstep Life can be so sweet On the sunny side of the street." -Louis Armstrong, On the Sunny Side of the Street Whew! After the nerve-wracking "will it won't it" - default, be bailed out ...

Merged LGsuper fund born today

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
Today marks the first official day of LGsuper and City Super as a merged entity. The superannuation funds combined last night to form the third largest super fund in Queensland with $6 billion in funds under management and almost 100,000 members, LGsuper ...

Community housing wants to attract super funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
Community housing will be pitched to superannuation funds as an investment at a conference this month as experts say a national housing shortage is driving up rents. Cath Noye from industry fund CBUS will chair a panel discussion on alternative market ...

ANZ Wealth names head of finance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
ANZ Wealth has secured former BT Financial Group and Westpac heavyweight, John Frechtling, as its head of finance and chief financial officer for OnePath. Frechtling will occupy both roles starting on July 4. Prior to joining ANZ Wealth, Frechtling ...