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Super funds talk debt ructions and increasing pensions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
Global sovereign debt woes and retired member numbers were hot topics for superannuation fund chief investment officers at the 17th Annual Rainmaker Sales and Marketing Symposium yesterday. During lively discussions at the institutional investor round ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
A significantly wounded retail sector continued to bleed the Australian share market into the red at noon on Thursday. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 16.6 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 4,498.2 while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Knights in shining armour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
"Just like a knight in shining armor From a long time ago Just in time I will save the day..." Peter Cetera - Glory of Love This tune played in my head when Beijing announced the country's June quarter economic scorecard yesterday - and boy oh boy ...

Hillross acquires $2.2 billion planning group

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
AMP affiliated planning group Hillross Financial Services has agreed to acquire IRIS Financial Group, winning a competitive process that attracted eight first round offers and saw four parties conduct due diligence. Hillross will provide licensee services ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
The Australian share market plunged further into the red in morning trade following concerns over the European and US debt crisis. At 1200 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 66.8 points, or 1.46 per cent, at 4,515.5, while the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is set to continue to fall today as concerns about the possibility of more European governments hitting serious debt problems sparked major falls on world markets overnight. At 0724 AEST the local September share price index ...

Carbon blast from the GST past

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Yes, I know. It was very conspicuous -- the absence of even a single line of commentary on this space over Prime Minister Gillard's Sunday announcement of the carbon tax nitty-gritties. I didn't want to jump the gun or add my still confused thoughts ...

Govt $41m finance centre launches new projects

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
The Federal Government has officially launched its Centre for International Finance and Regulation, with funding allocations to research projects including High Frequency Trading. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is receiving a sharp boost from trading offshore overnight, after Wall Street surged on positive US economic data and commodities prices rose strongly. At 0719 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up ...

Citi wins fund administration mandate

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
Citigroup has won a custodian and fund administrator mandate for the Australian funds of global investment manager Orbis. The service, delivered by Global Transaction Services, part of Citi's institutional clients group, will include a retail registry ...