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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... and income added to the bearish sentiment. News that Fitch Ratings downgraded the sovereign debt of Spain to AA+ from its top AAA rating accelerated stock selling in mid-session. Fitch said it lowered the credit rating largely because government measures ...

Local jobseekers enjoy strong executive search market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... preparedness to find employment elsewhere," he said. Johnson said the window of opportunity for financial services firms to attract top talent at the lower end of salary expectations is closing. Jobseekers today have a better chance of negotiating higher ...

Dimensional wins $45m Aussie eq mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... targets Australian value stocks. The $45 million will be invested in the firm's Australian Value Trust, which ranks at the top of the Mercer Australian Shares Survey over a 10-year period. Since inception in July 1999, the strategy has delivered after-tax ...

Top ESG infra stocks post better returns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
Listed infrastructure companies with high environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings beat companies in the same sector by more than 20 per cent over three years, according to a new report. Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) ...

Aussie shares beat property over the long term

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... the best bet for High Net Worth investors and those on high income. The report found that for the twenty-year period at the top marginal tax rate, Australian shares have the lowest effective tax rate payable at 20 per cent on investment returns, due ...

New performance reporting standards for retail funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... out-performing the average not-for-profit fund over 12 months by almost 6 percentage points and retail funds now make up eight of the top 10 ranked funds. The retail dominance is so strong that they take out 43 of the top 50 positions for personal balanced ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open firmer on Wednesday, after Wall Street stemmed heavy losses to close flat on the day. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was up 65 points at 4,339 points ...

RBC Dexia wins Superfund mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
... diversification benefits to nearly any portfolio. Equally owned by RBC and Dexia, RBC Dexia Investor Services ranks among the world's top 10 global custodians with more than $2.5 trillion in client assets under administration.

New mortgage platform to offer top commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
The heat may be on financial advisers to remove incentive payments and prove they are acting in the best interests of their clients, but for mortgage brokers untouched by these reforms it's business as usual. Licensed Finance Brokers of Australia (LFBA) ...

Service core to Tower mandate: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... cover and premium savings were "material improvements" in the fund's insurance arrangements, enhanced services to members were top of mind when AustralianSuper tendered its mandate. "For me it was the service change that hopefully will have the most ...