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Finsia takes off with a new president

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
Finsia, the newly merged entity combining the Securities Institute of Australia (SIA) and the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance (AIBF), completed its evolution at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), held today. The AGM was the last step in ...

UN signs up $6 trillion to responsible investing

The world's largest pension funds and money managers are putting their money where responsible investing is after a UN initiative to adopt 'green' principles drew more than 60 signatories with a total $6 trillion in assets under management. Following ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2006
The Australian share market should open slightly firmer as a strong performance on commodity prices again helps to underpin the resource-focused domestic bourse. As well, there is some stock-specific news due over the next few days that could also influence ...

AGL-Alinta deal bodes well for infrastructure pricing

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
The recent deal to pursue a merger between AGL and Alinta bodes well for future infrastructure pricing deals, boosting the prospects of the soon to be floated Snowy Hydro project, according to some equity specialists. Equity managers and advisers Leyland ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
In an unexpected move, the Peoples Bank of China increased its one year lending rate to 5.85 per cent - the first increase since October 2004 - from 5.58 per cent. Undoubtedly the move was taken in order to cool China's overheating economy. Chinese ...

PMI appoints Qld senior relationship manager

PMI Mortgage Insurance (PMI) has appointed a new senior relationship manager for Queensland. Paul Legate will join the group with the task of working with lenders to consolidate and strengthen the use of PMI products among customers and to grow the ...

Daily economic update

To date, it appears that the rise in the price of commodities, apart from energy, has had little impact on US input prices. US producer prices rose by 0.5 per cent in March with the core rate increasing by 0.1 per cent. Financial markets expected increases ...

AFS completes buy-back from Zurich

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2006
Australian Financial Services Ltd (AFS) has successfully completed its buy-back of Zurich Financial Services Australia's 39.7 per cent holding in the group. AFS chief executive officer, Peter Daly, said, "The buy-back marks an exciting new milestone ...

Praemium goes public with $18m capital raising

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2006
Portfolio administration provider Praemium Limited has lodged a prospectus for its initial public offering (IPO), hoping to raise $18 million from its imminent ASX listing. Lodge Corporate Services is underwriting the $18 million capital raising with ...

Health Super achieves its RSE

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2006
Health Super, the $6 billion AAA-rated health industry fund based in Victoria but operating nationally, has been awarded its RSE license by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Chris Clausen, Health Super's chief executive officer ...