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JANA names new chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... Investment Advisers (JANA) international equities research team and has held senior roles at Mercer Human Resource Consulting. Michael Mulcahy replaces Patrick as head of international equities research after joining the firm last year from Suncorp Investment ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... index contract was two points higher at 5391 on 10,780 contracts. Austock Securities senior client adviser and strategist Michael Heffernan said strong commodity prices in London overnight were helping to buoy the local market. "When you see that nickel ...

Senate admits age pension falls short

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
... living on a pension has become almost impossible unless you have additional income," said National Seniors chief executive, Michael O'Neill. The consumer body was encouraged that the Committee acknowledges that the distribution of wealth among older ...

Ken Done sues over $53m bad advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
Renowned artist Ken Done is suing his accountant, the accountancy firm, Bentley Barton & Partners and Commonwealth Bank-owned Financial Wisdom after receiving poor financial advice that cost him $53 million. Brian Fitzgerald, Commonwealth Bank spokesperson ...

AXA to invest $30m in life insurance

... over the next three years, that budget will rise to more than $10 million. AXA general manager in Financial Protection Michael Rogers that the investment will go into updating systems such as automated streaming and underwriting but more importantly ...

Building green for the future

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... superannuation funds should act now if they would like to cash in on the sustainable building sector, says an industry expert. Michael Drapac, managing director of green property funds manager Drapac, has flagged the need for superannuation funds to ...

Superfund Group pans for Australian gold

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
Global managed futures fund specialist, Superfund Group, is extending its operations down under to tap into the local demand for alternative investments and commodities. "It could not be better timing for us to expand our product offering to Australia ...

FPA to provide PI insurance to members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is calling for submissions to provide group indemnity insurance for its members by June this year. Jo-Anne Bloch, FPA chief executive, said prior to this action, planners would either find their own indemnity ...

Rev mortgages new sales down 10pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
The SEQUAL Trowbridge Deloitte Reverse Mortgage Study has revealed $466 billion worth of reverse mortgage loans were sold in Australia last year, a 10 per cent fall compared to 2006. While new sales were down, the study found that overall, the sector ...

SSgA wins $200m hedge fund replication mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... transparent, liquid and low cost exposure to the [equity risk premium] that drives the majority of hedge fund returns," said Michael Powell, USS head of alternatives. "[USS view] this strategy as a core part of our integrated approach to investing in ...