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AustralianSuper to hit $110bn by 2020

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
AustralianSuper intends to triple its funds under management from the current $33 billion to $110 billion in the next ten years using a five-pronged growth strategy, including buying and merging with other super funds. Paul Schroder, general manager ...

When everything went wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... if the King of the Jungle that is the US is doing just fine. But something appears to be going wrong there too. Sure the third quarter economy was stronger than first calculated (up 2.5 per cent from the initial estimate of 2.0 per cent), but the Fed's ...

Clouds gather in financial services

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
... enables a financial services company to access its IT applications through the web, on a shared data centre provided by a third party, theoretically enabling it to reduce costs on networks, servers and storage.

Maritime offers fixed term investment option

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... offer us for the next 12 months - we will then select the best rate for our members," he said. Maritime Super worked with a third party consultant in sourcing the providers for panel, said Robertson. Members will earn interest at a pre-determined rate ...

M&A activity to decline: report

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... Australian financial services firms prefer organic growth, with cautious attitudes held towards major acquisitions. The third Ernst & Young capital confidence barometer found that while capital markets did improve, figures indicate a decline in mergers ...

ISN renews push for 12pc SG

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... of ISN, which represents Industry super funds, said. The call coincides with new research from the ISN that found that a third of retirees said that they had insufficient super to make ends meet, half of which are continuing to work in what is supposed ...

Fed & RBA on the ball

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... increased by a less than expected 0.2 per cent in October, up 1.2 per cent on the year. Core inflation was flat for the third straight month and up by a mere 0.6 per cent over the past 12 months. This should shut up inflation worrywarts. QE2 is here ...

AMP closes in on AXA

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... sale of the firm to AMP - clearing the path to a merged business with a formidable 3,000-plus adviser network and ranked third largest in platform market share. AXA APH said in a statement that the directors are recommending the deal in the "absence ...

iShares unveils four Aussie ETFs

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... will track the performance of the S&P/ASX 20 Index investing in the twenty largest blue chip companies in Australia; The third fund is called the iShares S&P/ASX High Dividend which gives investors exposure to 50 large Australian companies with a particular ...

Schroders surges, shuns Gartmore

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... to Rainmaker Information, at June 30th, Schroders managed $19.4 billion worth of Australian funds. Net inflows over the third quarter were 5.4 billion, comprising of 3.7 billion from institutions, 800 million from intermediaries and 900 million from ...