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Future Fund appoints GM

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
Outgoing Treasury Group chief executive Mark Burgess has been appointed general manager of the Future Fund, starting in late June. Burgess will remain in his current role until June 24, with former managing director David Cooper alongside him in an ...

No-bull bull market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
"I get knocked down But I get up again You're never going to keep me down..." - "I Get Knocked Down", Chumbawamba Well, well, what do you know Deuce Bigalow? The biggest drop in the equity markets so far this year now looks like one nice dip buying ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
The Australian stock market has received positive leads from the US and Europe overnight, as investors overlooked a litany of bad news. At 0905 AEDT, the June share price index contract was up 28 points at 4,750 points, on volume of 4,457 contracts. ...

Church ministers urged to save

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
Church ministers and pastors across Australia will receive advice on planning for retirement as Christian Super runs regular 'boot camps' following its New South Wales event this month. The $552 million fund gave presentations to nineteen Church of ...

Aviva snaps up Goodman fund manager

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
Asset management giant Aviva Investors has appointed former Goodman Group fund director Matthew Woodman as a senior fund manager in the global real estate team. Woodman will run the proposed Australian Logistics Fund to be launched in a few months ...

Investors in line for Fincorp payout

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
More than 5000 investors look set to be compensated for their losses from Fincorp Investments, after the Federal Court of Australia authorised the release of details of the compensation scheme. A proposed multi-million dollar settlement that will include ...

AMP AXA name final price

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
AXA Pacific Holdings minority shareholders to receive $6.43 per share in the upcoming merge with AMP as the final stages of the process are completed. AXA PH informed its shareholders that it would receive this amount based on a trade of 0.73 AMP shares ...

Wingate profits from Everest stake

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
Fund manager Wingate Direct Investments has sold its 19.9 per cent investment in Everest Financial Group after receiving an anonymous bid for its stake, gaining 32 per cent on its original investment. The investment manager offloaded its stake in Everest ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
The Australian dollar was flat at noon, as investors take profits on recent gains. At 1200 AEDT, the Australian dollar was trading at 100.69 US cents, little changed from Tuesday's local close of 100.68 US cents. Since 0700 AEDT on Wednesday, it has ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
The Australian stock market has received a mixed set of leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing lower but oil and metals prices firmer. At 0828 AEDT, the June share price index contract was nine points lower at 4,667 points, on volume ...