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Morris steps down sooner

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
Dirk Morris, BT Investment Management's chief executive and executive director, will leave the company next week, instead of the initially announced departure three months away. BT Investment Management announced Morris had resigned from the firm last ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open flat on Tuesday following a mixed lead from Wall Street and futures pointing down slightly. At 0705 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down one point at 3,748. ...

QSuper upgrades member services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
The $22 billion QSuper has extended its service to current members and spouses by allowing their non-Queensland Government employers to contribute to the fund. The changes kick in 1 July, said the fund in a media statement. QSuper chief executive Rosemary ...

Lost decade redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
Sales of Bud (Budweiser) would have picked up during the weekend's 4th of July holiday in the US. Half would have downed the 'Great American Lager' in celebration of the June quarter surge on the Street. The other half - those looking at the week's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open flat on Monday after sluggish trade on the Eurpean and Asian markets, no direction from Wall Street, which was closed on Friday for the July 4 public holiday. At 0732 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

First Super mulls Timbercorp rescue

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
First Super, the $1.5 billion industry super fund for the furniture, pulp, paper and timber industries, has entered a consortium with South Australia-based Penola Pulp Mill and the management of Timbercorp Forestry to discuss the acquisition of Timbercorp's ...

Countplus buys first Sydney practice

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
Countplus has bought a 25 per cent stake in St Leonards-based MBT Accounting Services - marking the first purchase of a Sydney-based firm. Count Financial Limited's wholly owned subsidiary, Countplus Pty Ltd, has settled its tenth acquisition and first ...

No fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
Stop! Take a deep breath. Now count to ten. There is no need to hit the SELL button. Many would have woken up to the bad news on Wall Street this morning. The Dow fell by 2.6 per cent overnight and the S&P closed 2.9 per cent lower. Or for extra effect ...

Super SA slashes mgmt and admin fees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
Super SA has rebranded its allocated pension option to become the Super SA Income Stream and reduced its overall investment management and administration fees. Super SA announced the change yesterday on its website. The option still retains eight investment ...

AvSuper appoints JANA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
The $805 million AvSuper has appointed JANA Investment Advisers Pty Ltd as the fund's investment consultant. The appointment follows a benchmarking review of various investment consultants. AVSuper's previous asset consultant was Russell Investment ...