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AMP migrates extra $14bn to North platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
AMP has completed the consolidation of a number of its products to its flagship North platform, the technology for which is provided by DST's Bluedoor. The consolidation of AMP's iAccess, Generations and Summit products to the one platform involved ...

Reheating the cold war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... just cannot be sure how he'll react. "... cancelling the Group of Eight Sochi summit in June" chaired by Russia this year? Big deal! If you recall Putin deliberately did not attend the US-hosted G8 Summit back in May of 2012. By the by, Canada has already ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... local stocks after Thursday's close in the red. "There's been a comeback in early trade, which is encouraging," she said. "The big miners are also looking much more well supported, after we saw the iron or price rise overnight." In the resources sector ...

RBS posts soaring losses, pays $1m bonuses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... Cable, a key Liberal Democrat in Britain's Conservative-led coalition government. "The public will simply not understand why big bonuses and large salaries continue to be paid out by a loss-making public enterprise, still under-performing in many areas," ...

When saving goes bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
"As this prudent economy, which some people call Saving, is in private families the most certain method to increase an estate, so some imagine that, whether a country be barren or fruitful, the same method if generally pursued (which they think practicable) ...

First Financial joins BT Select

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... is critical for us and BT Select's approach to embedding experienced staff within our team during this crucial phase is a big plus for us," White said. BT Select was launched in 2012 and has attracted 67 practices with approximately $7.5 billion funds ...

More to Asia than just Chindia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... just China and India are missing a strategic opportunity to get involved with South East Asia (SEA), a region that is just as big and growing at a similar rate. SEA comprises 14 countries located between Australia and China with combined GDP of A$2.7 ...

Catching the big wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... political and security affairs". Uncle Sam may want you, but China wants Uncle Sam. So stop watching the ripples, there's a big wave coming.

Instos bring ESG perspective to ASX companies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... something's going to come up and fall apart five or 10 years down the track." She said that boards - and by default their big investors - need to get more involved issues such as environmental and social impact, which are currently more the domain of ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... shed 26 cents to $39.12, Rio Tinto lost 50 cents to $69.05 and Fortescue Metals was one cent lower at $5.98. However, the big banks were all up. ANZ was 11 cents higher at $32.11, Commonwealth Bank was 28 cents better at $75.64, Westpac had gained 13 ...