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Planners gain insto help with fee for service

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
A large financial services group is giving financial planners that are moving to a fee for service remuneration model a helping hand. MLC is providing workshops to all financial planners following significant demand from advice firms outside the MLC ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
The Australian share market has received mixed leads from overnight trading overseas, with Wall Street indices slightly higher, precious metals and copper lower, but oil finishing up. At 0815 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
The Australian share market continued to rise in morning trade to be nearly two per cent higher at noon. At 1205 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 84 points, or 1.92 per cent, at 4,465, while the broader All Ordinaries index had gained 80.8 ...

Martin Currie buys $480m hedge fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Martin Currie has bought Sofaer Capital's European long/short equity business, a hedge fund with more than $480 million in assets. The deal means the principals of the fund, Michael Browne and Steve Frost, join Martin Currie in July. Charlotte Dagg ...

Local unis smash US funds returns

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Local university endowment funds investments performed three times better than their US counterparts - a trend that looks set to continue as local institutions up the ante on alternative assets. According to a Mercer report that surveyed 27 institutions ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Australian shares are set for a strong opening after Wall Street posted its third largest gain of 2010 as better-than-expected home sales figures boosted optimism towards the US economy. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
The Australian share market recovered from its lower opening on Wednesday to be in positive territory at noon, on a stronger Australian dollar and solid economic growth figures. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.1 points, or 0.21 ...

Direct property with a social conscience

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
A social finance group has launched a direct property investment strategy with a difference, allowing wholesale investors to gain a return while also assisting community aid organisations. Social Investment Australia's Community Investment fund invests ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
Australian shares are set to fall after Wall Street dropped on the possibility of criminal charges into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and ongoing concerns about Europe's financial sector. At 0746 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
The Australian share market was lower at noon ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rates decision at 1430 AEST. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 44.1 points, or one per cent, at 4,385.6 points at 1200 AEST, while the broader All ...