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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
... Index rose 1.60 points, to 1,427.09. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 3.35 points to close at 2,457.20. LONDON - Britain's top share index was at a five and a half year high, bolstered by merger and acquisition talk. The FTSE 100 was at 6,260 points ...

BankWest moves up the rankings

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... (APRA) figures. David Rose, head of marketing and products, said the jump up the ladder, the first change in the order of the top 10 deposit-taking institutions in 18 months, was driven by the bank's customer-focused product strategy. "When we launched ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... Nasdaq Composite Index rose just 0.81 of a point, or 0.03 per cent, to an unofficial close of 2,432.41. LONDON - Britain's top share index ended higher as hopes of a soft landing in the United States bolstered global markets, and merger activity supported ...

FUM climbs to $1.3 trillion trumping national debt

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
... sign of things to come however, the Future Fund with an estimated $35 billion in unallocated cash would be just outside the top 10 if it were counted in the survey. Rainmaker said the five fastest growing sectors, in headline percentage terms, were hedge ...

Aust Meat Industry Super Trust opens to the public

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
... been able to take them." AMIST manages $635 million on behalf of its 60,000 members. Its default option was ranked in the top 10 for three year returns by SelectingSuper, its diversified growth option was ranked fourth and its diversified balanced option ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
... Index was 3.20 points higher at 1,413.04, and the Nasdaq Composite Index lifted 5.50 points to 2,442.86. LONDON - Britain's top share index ended slightly higher as takeover talk boosted stocks such as steelmaker Corus, but it underperformed other European ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
... 500 Index added 2.55 points to 1,409.84, and the Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 9.67 points to 2,437.36. LONDON - Britain's top share index closed higher to end the week 2.2 per cent stronger. Broad bid talk boosted stocks such as Barclays, but concerns ...

Top insurers join with IFF to help with mental health

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
The job of a super fund trustee is to help boost retirement savings and one way to do this is do help members live long enough to spend it, which is why the Industry Funds Forum (IFF) mental health campaign is so important. If it helps the bottom-line ...

Awards to recognise the best in life insurance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
... Insurance Company of the Year Product and Service Quality Awards 2006. The awards will be held annually and will recognise the top pranked life insurance companies based on the quality of product and service. AFA chief executive officer, Richard Klipin ...

NSW Bookmakers and Perpetual top super tables

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
... over the last 12 months. In the Australian equities category Perpetual's WealthFocus Super Plan - Geared Australian Fund took top honours, returning a stellar 43.9 per cent over three years and 50.8 per cent over the last 12 months. Keevers said the ...