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Century Funds manager bid fails

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... forced reduction in Opus Capital's standard fees to match Century's management proposal and a 50 per cent reduction in asset sale fees. Additionally, Opus Capital said it will halve the $3.0 million acquisition fee proposed in their Opus 21 trust recapitalisation ...

Buy a toaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
"Do I feel lucky?" Well do ya, punk?" -Dirty Harry Certainly that punk Queen Qaddafi is not feeling lucky. So is Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman (that other oil producer) -- the Jasmine Revolutionaries are now marching in his Kingdom. Their subjects ...

Tower adds to adviser support

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
Tower Australia has recruited a former AMP Financial Planning manager as state sales manager. Tower has named Charl du Plooy as its NSW/ACT State Sales Manager, Retail Life. Formerly with AMP Financial Planning, du Plooy has managed distribution teams ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
The Australian dollar was higher on Monday, as business indicators data for the December quarter increased market optimism ahead of GDP data due out this Wednesday. At 0700 AEDT on Monday, the local unit was trading at 101.41 US cents, up from 101.21 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
The Australian sharemarket opened slightly lower on Friday as uncertainty over the impact of Libya's turmoil remains a concern to investors. At 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 5.7 points, or 0.12 per cent, at 4,803.6, while the broader ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
The Australian stock market opened lower after world equity markets slumped as investors worried about higher oil prices due to violent unrest in Libya. At 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 23.5 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 4822.4 ...

Hitting a BRIC wall

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
It had to happen sometime and it's looking like that time has come as equity markets in the developed economies are starting to outperform those in the fast-growing BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India and China. Bloomberg reports that the MSCI World Index ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
Solid results from companies including Coca-Cola Amatil and WorleyParsons have limited declines on the Australian sharemarket after heavy falls in US equities overnight. At 1204 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 7.9 points, or 0.16 per cent ...

AMP steps up adviser support

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
AMP has launched new technology communication tools and peer-to-peer workshops to provide greater support for its advisers. AMP launched the initiative to promote intra-group communications and to facilitate regular meetings even across state boundaries. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
The Australian market is likely to fall after equity markets around the world slumped as investors worried about the increasingly violent unrest in Libya. On the ASX 24 at 0701 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was 44 points lower at ...