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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... on Italy especially to make good on its promises to do better. Rome, significantly, had to pay higher rates above the key red-line level of 6.0 per cent to investors on Friday to raise fresh funds -- not a good sign, analysts said. In London, the FTSE-100 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
The Australian share market had eased off at noon after a positive opening off the back of strong performances in overseas markets overnight. The market opened up more than one per cent, but had dropped about 20 points by noon (AEDT). Bell Potter senior ...

Mortgage funds to rise post-govt guarantee

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
Mortgage funds will soon be a favourite for investors and advisers if market conditions remain the same and once the bank guarantee is reduced, according to investment group, Equity Trustees. A mortgage fund will be the attractive alternative to term ...

Outsourcing FM admin doesn't reduce staff

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
Australian investment managers who outsource their investment operations have only 8% less staff than those who manage their operations internally, according to new research by Investit. The SimCorp sponsored Future of Investment Operations report found ...

Cup Day: Aussies to win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
Europe update: They're still having a go at it. And financial markets are bobbing up and down with every fresh update. Most European stock markets closed weaker because "Hopes fade for quick summit fix for Europe woes," says theage.com.au's headline ...

Eaton Vance launches first Australian domiciled fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
The international arm of US investment management firm Eaton Vance has entered the Australian market with the launch of its first domiciled fund for institutional investors. The Eaton Vance International (Australia) Senior Loan Fund will be a wholesale ...

US unlikely to follow EU short selling ban

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
Asset managers in Europe have reacted against an EU limited ban on short-selling of sovereign bonds but in the US the Securities Exchange Commission said it is unlikely to follow suit. Last week the European Union announced a ban on naked short selling ...

Party in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
An agreement is nigh! That, at least, is the conclusion one could derive if one had one's ear pressed closed to the European Union meeting in Brussels. There really was nothing fresh about the fresh reports that littered cyberspace after the 23 October ...

Superannuation alliance speeds up rollover times

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
The Affiliation of Superannuation Practitioners is to fully implement its electronic rollover program for member organisations over the next 12 months following its success on a pilot basis since September. The electronic solution, which allows ASP ...

CareSuper cuts income protection premiums

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
CareSuper has secured improved insurance premium rates for income protection cover through CommInsure. The $4.5 billion fund has listed its new prices on its website with all members earning over $16,000 per annum, eligible to apply. "Income protection ...