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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... 1,358.44 while the Nasdaq Composite Index was down 10.52 points, or 0.43 per cent, to close at 2,448.94. LONDON - Britain's top shares index fell for a third day in a row as commodity stocks weighed, though miner Eurasian Natural Resources rose on market ...

Northward banks on top stocks

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
A solid company selection framework forms part of the backbone of Northward Capital's Australian Equities Fund, an offering that is now officially open to the retail sector. Speaking at a breakfast briefing yesterday, Charles Brooks, investment specialist ...

Sunsuper teams with Mercer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... custody advice services. Sunsuper is AAA rated by SelectingSuper and their default investment choice is currently ranked in the top 30 super funds over one, three and five years. Simon Eagleton, head of the investment consulting business for Mercer in ...

Govt outlines credit reg reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... states were involved." Senator Sherry said, "On mortgages, it's absolutely critical that the advice new borrowers receive is top quality and that they are not getting into debt they can't service." The reforms are also intended to cover debentures and ...

FPA launches PI insurance for members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... member and others. The arrangement aims to provide FPA members with the best possible cover and premiums as well as access to top underwriters and a phone number, which provides contact with JLT staff, who specialise in financial planning. Deen Sanders ...

Industry super funds spearhead recovery

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
... cent respectively. In addition, AustralianSuper's - Balanced and the BUSS(Q) Employer - Balanced Growth option rounded up the top five performers, returning 12.4 per cent and 12.3 per cent respectively over the same period. In contrast, the SelectingSuper ...

FTSE100 shines in ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
... of management systems now assessed as "good" or "exceptional", according to Ethical Investment Research Services (EIRiS). "Top performers are improving - there is a four fold increase in companies assessed as having exceptional environmental policy ...

JPMorgan joins debt platform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
JPMorgan joins top financial institutions ABN AMRO, Deutsche Bank, Citi, and Macquarie Bank on the Yieldbroker online debt trading platform. Yieldbroker is a cooperatively owned venture between members that allows institutional investors to view up ...

IMAP gains Aviva muscle

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
The Institute of Managed Accounts Providers (IMAP) is aiming to spread the platform reach of separately managed accounts (SMAs) with the appointment of Aviva manager of investment products, Peter Rowley, as an IMAP director. Rowley currently heads up ...

Big lift in company corporate governance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
... corporate governance even though full independence remains a major challenge. "Overall the corporate governance structures for the top 20 companies by market capitalisation are of a very high standard, and in the majority of cases the structures put ...