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Trade and chat at CMC Markets

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
Move over Facebook, a new social network program is in town - CMC Markets traders are now chatting, trading, and sharing their secrets of success with each other on the firm's Trading Social Network. CMC Markets first piloted its TSN April last year ...

All I want for Christmas is a job

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... go; in 1982, more than 2.8 million heads rolled and in 1974, 2.1 million places vanished. Furthermore, this is one of those rare occasions where government spending is being spent to replenish run-down and obsolete capital stocks and infrastructure in ...

Time to acknowledge the best: HESTA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
The $13 billion HESTA Super Fund is paying tribute to its members and the nursing profession in Australia, as nominations open for the 2009 HESTA Australian Nursing Awards. Nominations for the 2009 HESTA Australian Nursing Awards, which will see $25,000 ...

CBA buys BankWest and St Andrews

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has purchased BankWest and St Andrew's Australia for $2.1 billion. Commonwealth Bank is determined to keep its strong capital position and intends to fund the purchase price by undertaking a $2 billion accelerated ...

CalPERS unveils infrastructure plan

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... 25 per cent or $700 million into the sector. Australian retail investors are also showing an interest in the sector, with RARE Infrastructure opening its doors this year to mum and dads looking to tap into emerging market infrastructure opportunities. ...

Treasury's FUM hit by value managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... the markets performed in the last quarter." However it's not all bad news for Treasury Group. Three of its new managers, RARE Infrastructure, Global Value Investors (GVI) and Treasury Asia Asset Management all increased funds under management. GVI's ...

Instos rushing to infrastructure

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... industry players are now putting more money into the sector as investors seek a safe haven from poor returns. According to RARE Infrastructure, institutional investors in particularly have been keen to take up the infrastructure flag. RARE saw its funds ...

RARE appoints ex-Fidelity as retail head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
Boutique global infrastructure investment firm RARE Infrastructure has appointed Matthew Dell to head of retail distribution. Dell was previously responsible for national accounts at Fidelity Investment Australia and has experience in funds management ...

Good wine, good advice

Hunter Valley may be better known as the haven of award-winning wine but it is also a source of award-winning financial advice. Hunter region-based financial planner Jennifer Leslie has received the Financial Planner of the Year Award at the 2007 Hillross ...

AXA's succession solutions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
Financial advisors looking to sell their business must ensure it's operating successfully because inefficient practices risk being sold at almost 20 per cent below the industry average, an AXA report found. The 2008 AXA Succession Report was published ...