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City Pac dumps MFS deal

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
City Pacific has announced that it is pulling the breaks on its offer to buy MFS Limited. According to a statement released on the ASX yesterday, City Pacific chief executive Phil Sullivan said that the Board of City Pacific has resolved that "it will ...

Future Fund to become top insto

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
The Future Fund has signed up Vanguard, State Street, CFS GAM and QIC as its debut investment managers, but there's more to come as the fund strives to become the country's "leading institutional investor". Speaking at the 2008 Asset Allocation Summit ...

Challenger to use SimCorp Order Mgmt3

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
James Packer-backed Challenger Financial Services Group has upgraded its use of SimCorp Dimension by licensing Order Management3 to manage its front office operations. Order Management3 is the recently released trade order management software module ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower as Wall Street lost ground on lower oil prices and manufacturing surveys showed slower activity. Base metal prices were stronger overnight in London, however, which could help cap losses today. At ...

Toolsets by managers, for managers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
Global fund management software provider, Impact Investing, builds a strong case on how fund managers can improve their returns and showcase their investment process much easier to prospective investors. Enda Mahoney, the group's new managing director ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after both the the Dow Jones and Nasdaq slipped on Friday, ahead of a long three day weekend, as concerns mounted over a slowdown in consumer spending. At 0715 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Ausmaq and Praemium form IT pact

NAB-owned managed funds administrator Ausmaq and listed portfolio administrator Praemium have joined forces to provide a combined managed fund trading, administration and reporting facilities for investors. Under the deal, both companies will integrate ...

Fraudulent advisers caught

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
Two Sydney men have been charged and found guilty by the Australian Securities and Investment Commissions (ASIC) for a combined 11 charges of fraud and delivering false financial advice. The two so called "advisers", Tunde Doja from Sydney and Mohammad ...

Asia Pac equities in the red

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2008
The recent declines in Asian equities may have opened a myriad of investment opportunity windows globally, but investors should adopt a cautious approach to avoid being stung by poor quality investments. Following the recent declines in Asian equities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2008
The Australian share market is expected to have a mixed opening today, following a flat lead from Wall Street and higher base metals prices in London on Friday. At 0745 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract ...