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A year of growth and developing opportunities: Franklin Templeton

Global growth will pull back slightly in 2006 and developing economies will pick up the slack as consumption and GDP growth eases in developed countries, according to Franklin Templeton. At their briefing, Franklin Templeton were certainly not shy of ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2006
The Australian share market should open slightly stronger following a positive lead from overseas markets. US stocks were flat on Monday as record profit at Exxon Mobil Corp lifted energy stocks, but the gains were offset by weakness in financial and ...

HFA wins Sunsuper mandate

HFA Asset Management is continuing to reap benefits from its absolute return focus after receiving an additional $40 million institutional mandate from fund giant Sunsuper. The Sunsuper mandate takes HFA's tally over the past three months to over $100 ...

East beats west in optimism survey: Grant Thornton

According to a global business owners survey, Australians are ranked seventh 'most optimistic' about the 2006 economy, with India and China topping the league tables while the US and the UK sit further down the ranks. The 2006 Grant Thornton International ...

Macquarie launches indigenous financial services

Macquarie Bank has set up a financial services arm that will provide advice and financial literacy programs for indigenous communities. Tom Hornibrook, head of Macquarie Indigenous Financial Services, said indigenous communities tended to receive poor ...

Life expectancy jumps 6 years in just two decades: ABS

A girl born today can expect to live 83 years, while a boy can expect to live to 78 years, confirming that life expectancy is climbing with consequent pressures upon retirement savings. The information is contained in the latest Life Tables produced ...

STP insurance breakthrough through STS

An insurance buying and processing web-based platform has just been launched that enables advisers to buy insurance for their clients almost instantaneously. The platform has been developed by Australian company Straight Through Solutions (STS). It ...

Suncorp feels better now with Medibank mandate

Suncorp Investment Management has scored its first major institutional win after being awarded a $45 million mandate from Medibank Private. Medibank Private, Australia's largest health insurer, chose Suncorp's World Equities Trust for their global shares ...

AES member funds safe

The Australian Enterprise Superannuation (AES) Fund says member money is safe and secure following this week's disqualification by APRA of some of its trustee directors. The regulator disqualified former AES directors Ian Baldock, Kerry Woolacott and ...

Vision and CARE merger 'talks' to tackle fund differences

Vision and CARE super have confirmed they are in merger talks, and while they concede that they are very different funds, senior management says 'if it's good for members, it's good for us.' CARE's Chairman, Barry Watchorn, said the main instigation ...