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AXA deal frees AllianceBernstein to target retail

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
Fund manager AllianceBernstein LP will shift its focus towards the retail market following its acquisition of AXA Asia Pacific Holding's 50 per cent share in their Australian joint venture. AllianceBernstein will pay AXA a price "in the millions of ...

WA director joins AustralianSuper board

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
AustralianSuper has improved its nationwide representation with the appointment of Simone McGurk, the first West Australian-based director on its trustee board. McGurk, who replaces the retiring Cath Bowtell, is a director of Westscheme, which is set ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
The Australian stock market has received negative leads from offshore markets, after Wall Street gave up early gains to finish lower, while oil and metals prices eased overnight. At 0710 AEDT, the June share price index contract was up four points at ...

AXA departs AllianceBernstein JV

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
Alliance Bernstein is to buy out AXA Asia Pacific Holdings' 50 per cent share of their joint venture, AXA-AllianceBernstein Australia, as the fallout of the merger between AMP and AXA begins. AXA said that AllianceBernstein would take 100 per cent ownership ...

Adviser remuneration debate sparks fly

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
The Association of Financial Advice (AFA) hits back at Industry Super Fund research claiming consumers save $82,000 by retirement age by avoiding financial adviser fees. According to the AFA, this research was designed to distract consumers from industry ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
The Australian stock looks more likely to decline after metals prices mostly fell, even though equity markets in the US and Europe closed higher. At 0855 AEDT, the June share price index contract was down nine points at 4764 points, on volume of 3,624 ...

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 ...