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NZ Super offloads mining shares on RE concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... operate, and the length of time over which problems have occurred," O'Connor said. "Until it is evident that significant improvements can be made on the ground we will be excluding both companies from our portfolio." "It is important that we focus the ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... tripled to $US2.85 billion ($A2.81 billion), boosted by a one-time gain from its German satellite TV operations, and improvements in cable TV and film operations. On Wall Street, stocks on Wednesday continued to climb to new records with investors buoyed ...

CFS upgrades FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... online dashboard for FirstWrap will offer greater visibility of client accounts and enhanced administration support. Improvements to FirstChoice will see it combine a new Record of Advice (RoA) tool with model portfolio implementation. These latest upgrades ...

Apps disappoint despite vast tech spend

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... disappointing customer experiences. According to BanterMob, 73% of mobile banking application users requested and suggested improvements, detailed bugs and technical issues, or expressed negative sentiments towards banking applications. It added that ...

MLC gives permanent CIO role to Armitage

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... including New York and London. Armitage said: "Over the last two years we have evolved our investment strategy, made improvements to our infrastructure and aligned the business for future success and growth. "We will continue to develop and improve both ...

ASIC eases fears on high frequency trading

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... Electronic, algorithm-based trading has been in use since the 1970s but concerns have escalated in recent years as improvements in technology have allowed trades to happen ever-faster rates speeds. Opponents of the practice say that it gives traders ...

CFS FirstWrap regains platform top spot

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... netwealth came third with Asgard eWrap and Macquarie Wrap completing the top five. FirstWrap introduced a number of improvements to its offering in 2012 which included the addition of e-Post, a secure, online portal for advisers to submit scanned forms ...

Investors overlook US recovery

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... sequestration problem as clear signs of an improving economy. But the big surprise brimming him with confidence was the improvements shown in US housing. "Immigration and low interest rates means that the demand for housing is rising dramatically. In ...

Strong returns help UniSuper stave off benefit review

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... five years the option ranks 11 from 78. "The Board is obviously pleased with this increase, which has resulted from improvements in investment markets in recent months. However, close monitoring will continue given the volatile market experience of the ...

Australian Ethical profits jump

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
Australian Ethical Investment has posted a 71% rise in profits following significant improvements to its operations. The fund manager reported a net profit after tax of $487,000 for the six months to 31 December 2012. Managing director Phil Vernon said ...