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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... Bank chief executive Cameron Clyne addresses the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce. The Committee for Economic Development of Australia hosts "The Financial Services Crisis - Pathology and Prognosis" forum with speakers including Future Fund chairman ...

PIR sold to Aegis

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... Peter Leodaritsis. "We were attracted to PIR's strong client base and brand and its solid track record in product development as well as the opportunity to cross-sell Aegis products and expand Aegis' distribution capability." The end result will see ...

Higher fees, more cover: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... number campaign saved members an estimated $15 million in tax last year - another key member service. In a separate development, AustralianSuper has improved the conditions behind its Total & Permanent Disability Cover (TPD) and interim accident cover. ...

SimCorp upgrades risk mgmt tech

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... SimCorp updates the software every six months and invests nearly 30 per cent of its cost base in research and software development each year. "A key of developing SimCorp Dimension 4.5 has been making functionality in front, middle and back that offers ...

New boutiques, more advisers for NAB

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... continue that strategy and accelerate that by bringing the [three] businesses together," said Tucker. Another area of development is in the area of attracting quality advisers to service the combined units' high net worth clients. "[This] has been something ...

US pensions fight for trust

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
Ten US pension funds which invest $1.4 trillion in global markets have combined their muscle to create a set of five financial regulation principles aimed at restoring investor trust. The ten funds, which include heavyweights California Public Employees' ...

Applications open for FEAL CIMA Scholarship

... Coenraads, AUSCOAL. "The FEAL CIMA scholarship demonstrates FEAL's commitment to ongoing education and professional development for fund executives. Our role is to support leaders in the superannuation industry by providing access to unique and relevant ...

Developing Asia worst hit

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... slashed the value of financial assets worldwide by a massive US$50 trillion. According to a new study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), losses on financial assets in Asian developing economies cost $9.6 trillion - or just over one year's worth of ...

Fanning the flames of fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... It is scarier letting the market's imagination figure out the numbers. That other global institution -- the Asian Development Bank (ADB) - also made the news with its announcement that the value of world financial assets declined by more than US$50 trillion ...

Perpetual appoints joint quant head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... quantitative investment suite across market neutral, long short and long only funds while Khilnani will work on the development of new funds for prospective clients and have a key role in the firm's quantitative investments business. Cathy Doyle, Perpetual ...