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IFSA/Deloitte launch Future Leaders Award

... issues. In an industry gathering this week, IFSA and Deloitte announced their joint initiative designed to engage the country's 'aspiring young leaders'. Participants need to submit a 2,500 to 4,000-word paper on one of three topics such as life insurance ...

Weekly economic round-up

... have been revised higher with all domestic industries expecting to boost their capital spend. This is good news as the country's growth outlook is further enhanced by last week's wages reports indicating little pressure on inflation coming from the labour ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2006
The Australian share market should open slightly firmer as investors focus on local issues ahead of a US public holiday and volatile commodity markets. The US market ended softer on Friday and is closed for a public holiday on Monday while commodity ...

S&P and CITIC JV to ramp up Asian indices

... Service and builds on both group's previous projects including the S&P/CITIC 300 A-shares benchmark, which is now the country's most popular benchmark index. "We expect the S&P/CITIC indices to become a cornerstone for the growing asset management and ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2006
The Australian share market should open slightly weaker, although another raft of domestic earnings should set the overall tone for the domestic bourse. US stocks are providing a slightly positive lead but weakness in base and precious metals, as well ...

Magnitude on the lookout for practices in growth phase

... similar tie-ups this year. CEO Mark Spiers said that QUBE ticked all the boxes Magnitude had in place as it scoured the country for potential partners. "We are looking for practices - as opposed to one financial planner with a client list - that have ...

ASSET snares Anglican Provident Fund and shifts to alternatives

... Fund has 200 members and $26 million in assets under management. Membership largely consists of clergy from urban and country NSW. Most significantly, ASSET Super has agreed to replicate the current socially responsible investment (SRI) option for the ...

Centro pushes ahead with US property

... the US," he added. Centro's growing popularity in retail and institutional circles has elevated the group to being the country's largest syndicator in 2005 with funds under management up 25 per cent to $3.9 billion. They are mooted to launch two new ...

Platypus piggybacks on fund heavyweight Aust Unity

... based on their three year returns. Both Platypus and Acorn managers are two of the best performing equity managers in the country so we're delighted to have them as part of our group". AUI is the $3 billion funds management arm of financial services ...

Exchange traded funds to surge

... application in the Australian market," O'Brien added. According to Citigroup, ETFs are a $460 million industry in the country versus the more mature US market which boasts a $230 billion in assets under management as of last year. While retail investors ...