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Currency managers on notice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... world has teamed up with index firm FTSE to develop an index that allows super funds to compare which currency strategies are top of the league. The FTSE Currency Forward Rate Bias Index Series, developed with UK-based Record Currency Management, to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
The Australian share market has received mixed leads from overseas, with Wall Street indices flat to mixed, gold higher, but silver, copper and oil all lower. At 0728 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was eight ...

ING focuses on executive governance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
Following public outrage against big financial institutions acting irresponsibly, Europe-based ING Group's top 200 managers have signed a company memorandum that binds them to act with integrity at all times. Signatories to the principle's vow to act ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
The Australian market is expected to open higher, on positive leads from overseas securities and commodities trading. At 0720 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 18 points higher at 4,872 points. In economic ...

Van Eyk travelling quite well: Thomas

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... Thomas said van Eyk had signed a number of new local financial planning dealer groups in the past year including a "couple" of top 100 groups and recently undertook research work in New Zealand across roughly 49 managers for a client. "The New Zealand ...

Where movies and finance come together

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
Want to bet which Hollywood movie will top the blockbuster list next? Then get ready to trade Domestic Box Office Receipt (DBOR) Movie Futures on the Cantor Exchange. US-based Cantor Exchange expects to receive the final approval for the movie futures ...

Planners open up to Hamilton Securities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... trust, should they succeed in the takeover bid. "Clearly it's how we are going to act after we receive the acceptances that's [top of mind] for advisers," acknowledges Craig. In response to advisers' queries, Fred Woollard, executive director at Hamilton ...

NZ Super returns 17pc

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... New Zealand are the fund's biggest local holdings. Transurban Group, ConnectEast Group and Flughafen Zuerich are the fund's top three biggest international holdings. Australian-listed companies Westfield and Westpac are also named in the fund's top 10 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
The Australian market has received positive leads from overseas, with securities spiking higher on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold and signalled they would stay down for some time yet. Commodities were higher, too. ...

Instos still lukewarm on climate change risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... ranked AustralianSuper, Cbus, Christian Super, HESTA, HOSTPLUS, Local Government Super, NGS Super and Vision Super among the top quartile of super funds pushing for better climate change risk management. In a separate development, the broking community ...