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STA/ARF mega fund to expand menu and beef up insurance

With only three months to go before mega funds STA and ARF tie the knot to form a $20 billion mammoth fund, ARF chief executive Ian Silk said members can expect key changes including an expanded investment menu and better insurance. All eyes are on ...

Platypus beefs up analyst team

Boutique local equities manager Platypus Asset Management has recruited an analyst and due to appoint another ahead of its planned expansion outside the wholesale market and into retail. Philip Pepe has joined Platypus as a senior analyst having worked ...

Fee for service not the finance cure-all: AFA

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has voiced its concerns about industry calls for a rigid 'fee for service' model and said that such a move could do more harm than good for consumers. "Let the market forces prevail. As soon as you prescribe ...

IFSA to pressure Government for super tax breaks

IFSA will renew the push for the Government to cut front-end superannuation tax, saying such incentives would stem the current retirement savings gap of $452 billion to less than half of its current size. IFSA's Richard Gilbert said high on the agenda ...

Flexibility but at a great price - the Virgin Mortgages way

Virgin Mortgages is targeting Gen X and Y consumers who want a good value deal with well priced but useful features rather than just the cheapest product. Interim CEO David Baxby said that the loan's appeal is all "in the detail" as Virgin is not competing ...

Macq eyes $150bn rural property as competitive asset class

With its uncanny knack for spotting relatively untapped investment opportunities, Macquarie Bank plans to launch a wholesale fund aimed at the $150 billion rural property sector. The bank has researched the sector for 18 months to find out if its cash ...

Woolies goes shopping and finds AMP

In a major corporate super master trust churn, Woolworths Group Superannuation Scheme (WGSS) has signed on with AMP's Signature Super Master Trust, leaving behind Mercer after a four month review. After receiving detailed proposals from AMP and Mercer ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply weaker as a poor lead from the US, coupled with a number of stocks going ex-dividend, are expected to weigh on the domestic bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index was ...

Daily economic update

Australia's balance of payments continued to deteriorate in the December quarter with the deficit on the current account widening by 5.7 per cent to A$14.5 billion (6.1 per cent of GDP) from a revised A$13.7 billion shortfall in the September quarter. ...

CBA's new chief information officer has big ambitions

Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has hired a new chief information officer with a brief to integrate the bank's funds management jumble of legacy systems. CBA yesterday said it hired Michael Harte as its new chief information officer. Harte is currently CIO ...