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Torturing the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... per cent below the July 2008 peak. Bad isn't it? But Bloomberg reports that, "July is typically the slowest month of the third quarter for retailers as they clear out summer merchandise for the back- to-school season, the second-largest sales period ...

CommInsure and Zurich win insurance awards

MEDIA RELEASES  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... running, were hosted last night by the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF). "This is the third time that CommInsure has been named the ANZIIF Life Company of the Year which is a testament to the passion and commitment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia winds up in Melbourne. In Australia on Thursday, shares fell for the third consecutive day on investor concern over a weaker global economic outlook. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 54.6 points ...

SuperStream to deliver $20bn in savings

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
Super funds will be able to save up to $20 billion over the next decade with the implementation of SuperStream - but the Government and Opposition will have to work hand in hand to see the savings passed down to members, according to the FSC. The Financial ...

The Fed did it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... double-dip and heaps better than the seven straight quarters of year-on-year contraction the economy experienced from the third quarter of 2008 to the first quarter of this year. At its deepest, the UK economy contracted by 5.9 per cent in the year to ...

Time to lift operational reserves: Mercer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... concern was the failure of the administration system. The next three concerns relate to unit pricing errors, the failure of third party providers and crediting rate errors," noted Mercer. Interestingly, the research reported that trustees are now quite ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... Australia Bank is to release its monthly business survey for July. In companies news, National Australia Bank Ltd releases its third quarter trading statement. Full year results are due from Bradken Ltd and Cochlear Ltd, while Reckon Ltd, AACo and Alumina ...

IOOF agrees to buy North

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... cent. Across the overall platform market, the combined NAB conglomerate would control almost 25 per cent of the market, one-third more than the number two player. The ACCC has declined to comment on how the latest deal will impact their NAB-AXA merger ...

Amundi wins volatility mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
Amundi has won a third key mandate from a local institutional manager, adding to the $6.7 billion in funds that the group manages globally on behalf of investors keen on volatility strategies. Richard Borysiewicz, chief executive of Amundi Asset Management ...

Managed fund for charity pays dividends

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
Chris Cuffe's Third Link Growth Fund is yet to reach its $150 million goal but has already achieved its more noble goal - delivering a $45,000 cheque to charities each month. Two years on, the fund has pooled more than $40 million in funds under management ...