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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... Institute index of economic activity for May is due for release. In companies news, the liquidator's examination of Babcock & Brown continues in the Federal Court. BHP Billiton Ltd releases its June quarter production report, while Woolworths Ltd publishes ...

AvSuper selects Hastings and Invesco

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... overall Australian equities exposure. The super fund also uses the Australian equities expertise of Fortis Investments, Maple-Brown Abbott and Perennial Growth. Meanwhile, Hastings Funds Management was appointed as one of the fund's global infrastructure ...

CommInsure completes business restructure, appoints two GMs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
CommInsure has finalised the restructure of its insurance operations into five distinct lines of business - a radical departure from its previous model - when it appointed one of its senior staff, Claire Roberts to general manager in wholesale life ...

Bennelong adds to BDM team

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... formerly NSW State Sales manager with Accountancy Insurance Group, has been appointed as the BDM Northern Region. Jarrod Brown, chief executive at BFM said that strong research house ratings and increased dealer group approvals mean the group is well ...

Guardian launches wrap platform

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
Guardian Financial Planning has launched Vantage Portfolio Solutions, a platform that gives investors, who have reached their super contribution limit, an alternative channel for their savings. The wrap platform is a white label version of Colonial ...

CommInsure restructures, appoints Browne as GM

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
CommInsure has restructured its life insurance business, and appointed former general manager of Financial Wisdom, Tim Browne, as general manager, retail advice. The restructure will incorporate a "line of business" approach for each of its dedicated ...

Future Fund chair attacks RSPT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... proceeds to be diverted into a proper sovereign fund rather than be used for recurrent government expenditure. Senator Bob Brown, leader of the Greens, on ABC television this week repeated his policy position that the Greens would soon be moving legislation ...

BRW Rich 200 lists fin services best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
Platinum's Kerr Neilson, ex-Macquarie chief Allan Moss and Maple-Brown Abbott co-founder Robert Maple-Brown led the charge of financial services execs who made it to this year's BRW Rich 200. Platinum manages more than $17 billion in client funds spread ...

Martin Currie buys $480m hedge fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Martin Currie has bought Sofaer Capital's European long/short equity business, a hedge fund with more than $480 million in assets. The deal means the principals of the fund, Michael Browne and Steve Frost, join Martin Currie in July. Charlotte Dagg ...

Ausmaq goes live on SWIFT tech

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... risk management, given the fact faxes can go astray, and it has the added benefit of electronic messaging," he said. Rob Brown, chief executive of Ausmaq, said the initiative complements the automation strategies the firm already has in place through ...