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Star hire strengthens IOOF adviser drive

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... With the uncertainty created by regulatory changes, Mota said advisers can benefit from having a closer relationship with a big institution. IOOF had a total of $104.5 billion in funds under management, administration, advice and supervision as of March ...

S.O.S

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... and then some. Last night's 2.6% tumble takes the S&P 500 index down 0.3% for the entire year as investors doubted whether Big Benny's second half rebound is coming. Last night's US Commerce report showing that consumer spending declined by 0.2% in June ...

Towers Watson grows team after benefiting from super mergers

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
Towers Watson has so far been a net beneficiary from the spate of superannuation fund mergers, while acknowledging that consolidation presents the biggest single threat to the changing world of asset consulting. The firm, itself a product of a merger ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... economists' forecasts of a rise of 2.5 per cent. Financial, healthcare, and materials stocks led the market lower. Among the big banks, National Australia Bank was down 62 cents, or 2.5 per cent, at $23.87, Westpac was down 43 cents, or two per cent ...

Now for the denominator

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... ugly US employment number to be released on Friday night and the stage will be set for another, 'will it, won't it' moment. Big Ben should be giving us the answer to this soon. Will he or will he not announce another QE? It was in August last year when ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
The Australian share market is expected to decline following falls on Wall Street overnight on scepticism about the deal to resolve the US debt crisis. At 0717 AEST on the ASX 24 on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down ...

Boutique equities manager wins big Kiwi mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Boutique New Zealand equities manager Devon Funds Management has won a large new mandate from New Zealand Superannuation Fund. Mel Firmin, a spokesman for Devon, said the deal had been made in the last month. He could not confirm reports that the mandate ...

Consumers flex social media muscle

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
In under 24 hours, over 4,000 people signed up to an online Big Bank Switch campaign by consumer group, CHOICE, reflecting the increasing power of social media as a form of communication. The big four banks, the main target of the campaign, were also ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... higher earlier on suspicions a deal was close to being reached, and once confirmed, share prices rose further. "Clearly the big issue for global markets at the moment is the US negotiations, and at the moment there is a lot of relief that a deal has ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... America might not reach a deal in time," Dr Oliver said on Sunday. "Which in turn means a potential default, or more likely a big cut to US government government spending for some period of time." In economic news, TD Securities and the Melbourne Institute ...