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The day the earth moved

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... read or heard about the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan on 11 March 2011 and is still wreaking havoc on the world's third biggest economy. The earthquake in Japan dwarfed the 6.3 magnitude tremor that hit Christchurch in New Zealand less than ...

Super assets reach $1.32tr

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... accounting for 32 per cent of assets, followed by retail funds with 27.5 per cent of total assets. Industry funds ranked third holding 18.7 per cent of total assets, public sector funds accounted for 14.1 per cent and corporate funds held 4.6 per cent. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
The Australian dollar has risen a third of a US cent, as the market digests mixed local employment figures. At 1200 AEDT, the local unit was trading at 101.05 US cents, up from Wednesday's local close of 100.71 US cents. Since 0700 AEDT, the Australian ...

FuturePlus targets super funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... including Local Government Super, Energy Industry Super Scheme and Chifley Financial Services super fund. The group moved into Third Party Administration activity late last year, cutting its costs by 25 per cent and implementing more appropriate systems ...

Fin services group wins 'employer of choice' for women

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... acknowledged 98 organisations for their strong commitment to global inclusion policies. State Street said that this, its third consecutive citation in Australia, highlights its global commitment to support the advancement of women across the company. ...

Let the games begin

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... timetable also includes an indicative timing for the testing of cross market connections ahead of Chi-X's entry. By the third quarter of this year, Chi-X can start operating subject to meeting preconditions and subject to their platform connecting successfully ...

Super industry warned of hack attacks

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
One of Australia's top fraud cops has warned that the wealth-management industry is a sitting duck for cyber crime and must take steps to safeguard itself against future attack. Detective-Inspector Bruce van der Graaf of the NSW Police Fraud Squad shocked ...

Alphinity grows new business

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... approximately $350 million is in Alphinity's Australian fund, $376 million in the Concentrated fund and $27 million in a third fund, Socially Responsible Investment.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... March share price index futures contract was three points lower at 4,789 with 11,908 contracts traded. Wall Street posted a third straight day of losses overnight, although the Dow Jones industrial average recovered most of its losses late in the session. ...

TOWER, CommInsure tie as top insurers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... award. We have worked hard to build a proposition that is strong in a very competitive market," said Clark. This is the third time CommInsure have won this award, winning in 2007, 2009 and now 2010. CommInsure chief executive Paul Rayson used the opportunity ...