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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... prices, boosting its operating margins in the December quarter. At noon, Fortescue was down six cents at $7.21. The other major miners were stronger, with BHP up 15 cents at $45.77 and Rio Tinto 35 cents higher at $87.15.

Advisers lend aid to Infocus

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... have rallied to help them and their clients in need. "The fact is every one was fine, there was no one injured, that's the major positive," said Steinhardt. Infocus also had a business continuity plan that included a centralised web-based IT system ...

Trinity3 names SMA portfolio managers

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... boutique-style fund managers namely Bennelong Funds Management, Platypus Asset Management and Ralton Asset Management, and major investment house UBS Global Asset Management. "We looked at about a dozen different managers and one of the key things we ...

New beginnings at Tower

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... cent of the company, and has no other operations in Australia. The 29 per cent stake, and regulatory concerns should the major banks make a play, also means a competing bid is unlikely, the analysts said. Tower has become one of the dominant providers ...

Insurer members adopt FSC flood model

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... (ICA) had received over 7,000 general insurance claims with an estimated insurable value of $365 million, not including major claim areas such as Brisbane or Toowoomba. The Commonwealth government is ultimately responsible for 75 per cent of the costs ...

Year of the Bunny

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... viewpoints. Is it safe? "Yes, it's safe, it's very safe, it's so safe you wouldn't believe it." This early in the New Year, most major equity markets are already moving in the right direction - posting positive performances. And why not? While we know ...

Market Wrap - Mid Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... Reserve had proposed putting a cap on the amount the companies can charge retailers in processing fees. At 1023 AEDT, the major Australian banks generally were trading stronger. Commonwealth Bank was up 11 cents at $51.05, Westpac was three cents higher ...

Veteran asset consultant to bridge gap: AXA IM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... manager, AXA Investment Managers, hopes to forge stronger links with key asset consultants in Australia through its most recent major hire, ex-Mercer global CIO Tim Gardener. Gardener joined AXA IM late this year as the new global head of consultant ...

Super funds still lag in understanding ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... sector. CAER is proposing five measures to encourage industry-wide implementation progress in ESG investing. These include major super industry bodies working together to establish a consistent understanding of the term "ESG practices", and regulators ...

Movers and shakers of 2010

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... a Federal Election in August that gave the nation its first hung parliament since 1940. Regulatory reforms were another major focus of the industry. The Cooper Review saw the unveiling of 'MySuper' and pushed commissions to the forefront of marketplace ...