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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
... Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Philippa Smith will give a farewell address at ASFA luncheon. The third day of the Asia Pacific Aviation Summit 2007 and the VoIP World Australia 2007 conference will be held. Also in Sydney will ...

Co-contribs put extra $3bn into nation's super

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
... began its co-contribution scheme, according to Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Peter Dutton. Dutton said a third of that result was down to the government's doubling of super co contributions for the 2005-06 financial year. "To date, extra ...

Liquidnet trading breaks mould

... plans to launch trading platforms in five Asian markets namely in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Singapore by the third quarter of 2007. The Australian office is jointly headed by Sam Macqueen, formerly head of equities trading at Schroders Investment ...

China's rates up again

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
Some call it knee jerk, some call it inevitability, but either way China raised interest rates for the third time since March, by 27bp to 6.84 per cent in an attempt to cool the fastest pace of economic growth in 12 years and combat record inflation. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
... is proceeding quite well." Investor interest comes after this week's launch of a new on-demand television service for its third-generation mobile network. The teleco giant said the rollout of the mobile network was months ahead of schedule.

More money on money

... the "risk savings" elsewhere in the portfolio. The currency risk can also be managed actively to generate pure alpha. The third option is somewhere between the two where the currency manager combines both passive and active strategies in an alpha/beta-driven ...

Bravura poaches DSTi chief tech

... global CTO. Parsons boasts more than 20 years experience in the IT industry and has dealt with big brand asset managers and third party administrators. "Being able to attract a CTO of Nick's caliber is certainly a feather in our cap," said Iain Dunstan ...

Economic round-up: Cheeseburger bill meets fat tax

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
... researchers from the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham investigated various economic models and how a fat tax levy added to a third of the food chain could, by affecting buying habits, stem the tide of obesity. The Journal of Epidemiology and Community ...

AMG answers demand for US boutiques

... 'affiliates' or the boutique fund managers it has a substantial stake in. Locally, AMG's affiliates include AQR, First Quadrant, Third Avenue and Tweedy, Browne. The group stepped up its commitment to the Australian market when it opened up an office ...

FF enters market but quietly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2007
... in November next year, the Future Fund holds as many equities by value as Vanguard. This would make the Future Fund the third largest passive investment manager in Australia if they operated in that market.