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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher on Wednesday with Wall Street boosted by corporate takeover activity. At 0700 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 27 points higher at 4,730. In economic ...

MSCI buys RiskMetrics

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
MSCI has bought risk management and corporate governance researcher, RiskMetrics, in a cash and stock transaction worth more than A$1.7 billion, but a RiskMetrics spokesperson said it's business as usual in Australia. The index provider bought RiskMetrics ...

Aviva Investors and Cbus win awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... Investment Stewardship Awards. The awards recognise achievement in product innovation, service, investment philosophy, corporate governance and risk management practices. Applicants must be private sector investment managers with an FS licence and have ...

Russell ups alternatives exposure

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... credit. Russell expects global strategic yield to deliver compelling yield-driven returns in 2010 as default rates on corporate bonds recede from the cyclical peak of late 2009. "In the year ahead we expect Balanced Opportunities to even further increase ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... up some of those gains during the first two hours of trade. Burrell Stockbroking director Richard Herring said most corporate earnings results so far on Thursday had met expectations. "It's a very steady market, with volumes remaining on the lighter ...

OAMPS hires former AXA manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... specialise in life risk advice. This offering will complement OAMPS' existing insurance broking solutions for its SME and corporate clients," said Keith McIvor, chief executive at OAMPS Insurance Brokers.

Nephila wins $166m in mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... Capital last year. Nephila specialises in catastrophe reinsurance. A press statement noted that a large industry fund and corporate super fund have joined AMP and MLC to invest in the Bermuda-based manager. "After the global financial crisis, investors ...

Fees secondary to return: Qantas Super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... said. "Fees need to be appropriate, effective and efficient - that doesn't necessarily mean lower." Torney said the corporate fund's members want two main things from their super fund. "They want to know that their money is there and they have the best ...

Anderson appointed MD of Mercer

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... which encompasses leadership of Mercer's superannuation master trust, administration and member services for stand-alone corporate and multi employer superannuation plans and private client financial advisory services. McCarthy joined Mercer in the US ...

Pensions fail to direct manager voting

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... ballots of Canadian companies. On the agenda were board and committee independence, executive stock option plans, and corporate reporting on environmental and social risks. O'Neill stressed that investors should be more involved - considering trustees ...