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PGI appoints CEO for Asia

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
Principal Global Investors has appointed former Fitch Ratings chief, Andrea Muller, as managing director for Asia-ex Japan and chief executive of PGI East Asia. Effective March 30, 2010, she will be responsible for activities in the region including ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
The Australian stock market has received positive leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing higher, metals prices stronger and oil prices firmer. At 0720 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 16 points ...

Director charged in Westpoint case

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
A director who dealt in Westpoint promissory notes has been placed on a good behaviour bond after pleading guilty to carrying on a financial services business without holding an AFSL. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment, with an order that he ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
The Australian stock market has received mostly positive leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street finishing higher and precious and base metals prices firmer, although oil prices were weaker. At 0735 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June ...

BTIM realigns income and diversified funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
In his first 100 days as head of BT Investment Management, ex-Perpetual CIO Emilio Gonzalez has combined all of the fund's income capabilities under one roof, diversified funds in another and will be hiring two new senior appointments as part of the ...

ASIC cancels Teys Property AFSL

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
ASIC has cancelled the Australian Financial Services licence of Teys Property Funds after the firm went into external administration earlier this month. Teys is now known as TPFL Ltd. The firm is the responsible entity of eleven property and mortgage ...

Super funds gain merger loss relief

GOVERNMENT RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
The government is changing legislation that will provide loss relief for superannuation funds that merge. The amendments are designed to remove tax impediments to mergers between super funds. The changes mean eligible super funds can roll over capital ...

Transurban deal off Future Fund table

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
The $66 billion Future Fund has terminated discussions with two Canadian pension funds on buying Transurban. The Future Fund Board of Guardians released a statement yesterday, stating it has "terminated discussions with the Canada Pension Plan Investment ...

When old news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
Wall Street must have gotten up on the right side of the bed today. Well the Dow has been in 10 of the past 11 trading days. But last night, it was more cheerful. The pace of the Dow's upward march nearly doubled - closing almost 1 per cent higher on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
The Australian share market is expected to open stronger after gains on Wall Street and with higher precious metal and oil prices. At 0720 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 35 points higher at 4,931 points. ...