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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is expected to have another day in positive territory after a rise on Wall street and stronger commodity and metals prices. At 0736 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 11 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
Activity on the Australian sharemarket was subdued in Monday morning trading ahead of a US public holiday, with selected industrial and gold stocks supporting the local market's marginal gains. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.7 ...

AIG sells asset management to Pacific Century

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
AIG has sold its external fund management business for $587 million to Pacific Century Group - a Hong Kong-based private investment firm run by billionaire Richard Li. AIG said in a press statement that it would sell a portion of its investment advisory ...

MAP partners with Heritage Building Society

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
MAP Funds Management has formed a strategic partnership with Heritage Building Society that will see MAP provide Heritage with superannuation investment products and financial planning services. According to a statement on the fund's website, the deal ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is expected to fall after US equities declined on a report that showed more people lost their jobs than expected. At 0743 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 17 points lower at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
The Australian market has received strongly negative leads from the key Wall Street and European indices overnight, and from another drop in the price of crude oil and base metal copper, although precious metals were higher. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney ...

Zenith rates Fairview fund 'recommended'

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
Zenith Investment Partners has given a 'recommended' rating to the Fairview Emerging Companies fund. Founded in August last year, Fairview Equity Partners is managed by three executive directors that also act as portfolio managers - Chris Adams, Leigh ...

ASIC slaps six year ban for MIS fraud

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... made on 9 May 2008 by the Honourable Justice Gray that West and JWA had contravened certain provisions of the Corporations Act (refer MR08-94). West has the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of ASIC's decision.

I feel your pain, literally

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
Taking emotions out of investing is easier said than done so rather than ignore them, planners can help their clients rebuild their financial wealth after the GFC by addressing their emotional wealth too, said a behavioural finance expert. Dr. Frank ...

HSBC wins AMP Capital mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
HSBC-owned quant manager Sinopia has won a mandate to provide global passive inflation-linked bonds to AMP Capital's Future Directions Diversified Funds. As the specialist quantitative asset management arm of HSBC Global Asset Management, Sinopia manages ...