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Goodbye ACMSF, hello Sunsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
The $165 million Anglican Church Master Superannuation Fund (ACMSF) closed its doors last month - prompting the transfer of all members and assets to the $13 billion Sunsuper. According to a statement on the ACMSF website, the fund's Trustee has been ...

Unlisted assets poised for higher illiquidity premiums

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
Property experts predict the LPT sell-off will trigger a price correction in the direct property market but at least when the dust settles, super funds should enjoy illiquidity premiums not seen in years. Latest Rainmaker Data shows the performance ...

GMO expands Aus equities team

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
Global investment management giant GMO has added three senior investment professionals to its Sydney-based Australian Equities team. Geoff Wells, Mark Thompson and Bradley Grehan will bring a combined 40 years of experience to the GMO Australian Equities ...

This Week's Market Movers (7-11 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
NEW SECTION INTRODUCED THIS WEEK: Every Monday, Financial Standard will provide a line up of the most important domestic and international economic releases for the week. Our economics expert provides comments on how the data could affect movements ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today after European equities and industrial metals fell on Friday. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract fell 17 points to 5,057. In economic ...

FTSE100 pensions in the red

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
Watson Wyatt found FTSE100 companies' pension funds turned a combined $48 billion surplus a month ago into a $16.5 billion deficit last month due to the double whammy of stock market falls and high inflation. Rashpal Bhabra, Watson Wyatt head of corporate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today after Wall Street stocks tumbled in volatile trade as crude oil prices raced to record highs triggering fresh economic jitters. At 0746 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share ...

Rates on hold thanks to oil prices

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
High oil prices is causing inflation to rise to nearly 5 per cent but at least they helped convince the Reserve Bank to not lift interest rates. Yesterday the Reserve held off pushing rates above their 7.25 per cent benchmark level citing slowing domestic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
The Australian share market is likely to open higher today tracking US markets which gained overnight. At 0804 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index was down eight points to 5,130. In economic news today, the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher today after the the Dow and S&P 500 finished slightly stronger on Wall Street overnight. At 0756 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index was up 17 points to 5,210. In ...