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Telstra Super signs Charles River for direct portfolio management

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
Anyone needing more convincing that big super funds are evolving into investment managers should look at Telstra Super's deal to sign on with the Charles River Development portfolio management system. Established in 1990, Telstra Super has 90,000 members ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower with lower base metal prices and a poor lead on Wall Street weighing down the local bourse. At 0802 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was down 27 points to 6518. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
The Australian share market is receiving mixed leads this morning, with positive guidance from Wall Street and base metals, but Sydney Futures slightly down. At 0707 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was DOWN 7 points ...

Securitised assets get RAMmed

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2007
Just as RAMS Home Loans Group chairman announced the home lender was no longer a going concern, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released new figures confirming that securitised asset levels in Australia are contracting on the back of the ...

Sub-prime Godzilla tramples Japan

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
While US and European banks take an 'open-Kimono position' towards sub-prime losses, it's leaving Godzilla sized footprints on Japan's financial sector, crushing the $320 billion Mizuho merger and derailing a share-swap between Citigroup and Nikko Cordial. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher today, buoyed by Wall Street. Metals were mixed, offering no clear lead, and a sharp slide in crude oil prices lessened worries about higher energy costs. At 0810 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Magellan Global is best-of-breed

Ratings firm Zenith Partners has given new boutique manager Magellan a "recommended" rating on the back of its recently launched Magellan Global fund. Zenith endorses Magellan Global for client portfolios with an allocation to global resources, real ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following a weak lead from Wall Street on Friday after investor worries intensified about bank troubles from the US housing crisis. At 0800 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share ...

Sub-prime's house of cards

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
Like a house of cards near an open window, many things tumbled overnight - US shares, the ASX/S&P 200, Asian stocks, the FTSE, US bond yields, gold, base metals, the Aussie dollar and, on the upside, oil prices also dropped. Asian markets tumbled after ...

Corp super applies ESG screen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
The Goldman Sachs JBWere (GSJBW) Staff Superannuation Fund has become the first Australian corporate super fund to sign the United Nation Principles for Responsible Investment. The decision means the fund will use environmental, social and corporate ...