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Frontier hires Unisuper analyst

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
... consultant. Chatfield worked at UniSuper in the fund's public markets team and, prior to that position, he worked at Lonsec Securities as a senior investment analyst in manager research. He is currently completing a Master of Applied Finance at Macquarie ...

Actuaries call for advice 'stress test'

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... consequences on a person's whole financial position when adverse events occur. The test could be implemented using Australian Securities and Investment Commission regulation or through financial planning associations, he said. Tony Cook, chair of the ...

Aon awards mandate to Vanguard

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... fund manager, replacing State Street Global Advisors. According to a statement on the master trust's website, SSgA's securities lending practices involved a level of risk to their index trusts, which was evident in the recent increases in sell spreads. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... company on the exchange, was up 29 cents at $38.55, while Rio Tinto rose $1.57 or 2.67 per cent to $60.37. AUSTOCK Securities senior client adviser, Michael Heffernan, said that positive sentiment was driving the market. "(Profit season) results are ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... economics. In company news, Leighton Holdings Ltd and PMP Ltd release annual results. Triton Gold Ltd lists on Australian Securities Exchange. On Thursday, the Australian share market closed stronger boosted by positive comments from the United States' ...

State Street names new head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... London and Sydney. He will be responsible for all the firm's multi-asset class trading businesses, electronic trading, securities lending and a number of investor services including custody, tax and analytical services. "Ian helped establish State Street ...

SMA ratings bring clarity for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... performance risks specific to SMA model portfolios. These include relatively high brokerage costs and a variation in the securities composition of the model portfolio with that instructed by the fund manager. Commenting specifically on the six newly ...

Russell property fund goes global

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
Russell Investments broadens the investment scope for its International Property Securities Fund following the appointment of a new underlying manager, Cohen & Steers Capital Management, to the fund. The Russell International Property Securities Fund ...

FT opens global bond fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... and currency as well as capital appreciation. The fund's portfolio consists of global fixed and floating rate debt securities, debt obligations of governments, government related or corporate issuers and derivatives. "Active management of a global fixed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... led the gains, after Goodman Group said it succefully completed a $923 million institutional equity raising. Goodman securities surged 13.48 per cent, or six cents, to 50.5 cents. It was also the most-traded stock by volume with 165.8 million shares ...