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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
The Australian stock market has received a positive set of leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street trading higher and oil and metals prices firmer. At 0835 AEDT, the June share price index contract was up 19 points at 4,689 points, on volume of ...

Aussie funds fail transparency test

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... independent advisers could try to understand the culture of the fund management house and what they are doing, then try to get on top of each fund. Marnie McLaren, national manager for fund manager governance at BT, who helps to monitor 1275 funds and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
The Australian stock market has received a mixed set of leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing lower but oil and metals prices firmer. At 0828 AEDT, the June share price index contract was nine points lower at 4,667 points, on volume ...

Super fund signals future role in govt policy

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... We see this leadership position not only in terms of fund size but also in being an advocate for our members," said Silk. Top recruiter spots trend Tom Hancock, managing director at Tom Hancock Associates, a specialist wealth management recruiting firm ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... been well supported by the local equity market. "Today, it (the Australian dollar) is probably capped a little bit on the top side," he said. "It's going to be hard to get through 102 US cents, unless we get some more decisive news on the domestic economy ...

CareSuper offers online advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
The $4.4 billion CareSuper has launched 'Money Mentor', a 12-stage online advice platform for members. The fund said that Money Mentor would show members how to take control of their finances with information on a range of topics, from budgeting, insurance ...

Pain sans hysteria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... (EFSF) to EUR440 billion today. The United Nations has taken charge of the situation in the MENA region by bombing Qaddafi. On top of these, the Bank of Japan is now adding more liquidity to the financial system. According to the Wall Street Journal ...

Standard Life hires top Macq director

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
Standard Life Investments has hired Macquarie Global Investments' Craig Aspinall as investment director. He will develop the Australian arm of the Edinburgh-based global investment giant from its Sydney office. Aspinall, once a financial planner, joins ...

Future Fund climbs sovereign league tables

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... sovereign wealth funds in US dollar terms and valued the Future Fund at US$71 billion this year, putting it just outside the top 10 funds on the global league table. The Future Fund grew by US$11.4 billion from US$59.6 billion last year, raising it from ...

MLC advisers top benchmarking survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... Comparator have completed the survey at the end of the financial year for the last eight years with around 80 per cent of the top 20 adviser dealer groups participating in the survey. Dealer groups submit business information including economics, productivity ...