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Man Group buys $27bn alternatives manager

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
London-based Man Group has bought one of the biggest alternative asset managers in the world, GLG Partners, which manages more than $27 billion in client funds. GLG provides 40 funds across equity, macro, emerging markets, credit and convertible bond ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market has received a mostly positive lead from offshore markets during weekend trading, after Wall Street finished firmer and the benchmark copper futures contract closed higher. Gold, silver and oil prices were weaker, however. ...

New mortgage platform to offer top commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... time an Australian aggregation model has offered its brokers the potential to share the financial benefit of any potential sale or listing of the business." But Mitton explained this new arrangement is not quite what it seems. "Brokers normally earn ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
The Australian share market looks set to fall when it opens on Wednesday after Wall Street resumed its slide due to the falling value of the euro. At 0746 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 52 points lower at ...

AUI boosts retail and insto arms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
Australian Unity Investments has appointed Damen Purcell as head of retail distribution, Daniel Thomas as head of health sales in its retail arm, and Ciaran McAssey to the newly created role of head of institutional sales. Purcell, previously state ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... cent, at 3,170.74 after opening down around eight points. Turnover of $NZ87.2 million ($A69.73 million) was boosted by the sale of 10 million shares in New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay. Brokers speculated the vendor was the receiver of Rural Portfolio ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market is set for a weak opening after European markets and Wall Street suffered sharp falls in their last sessions on continuing concerns about European economies. At 0724 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price ...

AXA protects retirement income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
AXA Australia has launched the phase of its North product that guarantees income in retirement. Adrian Emery, manager of sales and marketing at AXA Australia, said the financial planning industry has mainly focused on accumulating assets for baby boomers ...

ME Bank inks Telstra deal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
Telstra scooped a three-year, $4.5 million contract to provide telecommunications products and services to ME Bank, an agreement signed as the bank, which was founded to serve industry fund members, embarks on a major expansion program. In February ...

Credit Suisse to focus on alternatives and EM

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... around $13 billion of FUM, including in fixed income and international equities, to Aberdeen Asset Management last May. The sale to Aberdeen involved part of Credit Suisse's Global Investors asset management business. The remaining Credit Suisse funds ...