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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010

... materials stocks made gains, with BHP Billiton up 33 cents to $43.80 and Rio Tinto adding 73 cents to $84.42. By comparison, major banks lost ground, with Commonwealth Bank down 42 cents to $49.48, and Westpac Banking Corporation losing 14 cents to $ ...

Instos want more rewards for low-carbon assets

ELISE BURGESS | THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010

... give investors confidence in long-term risk-adjusted returns, international agreement on climate financial architecture for major environmental issues to "bolster investor confidence, and allow financing to flow". Finally the group asks for international ...

ISN renews push for 12pc SG

JOHN MCDULING | THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010

... they had insufficient super to make ends meet, half of which are continuing to work in what is supposed to be retirement. A major new report on retirement intentions by industry super funds shows why the superannuation guarantee must be lifted from its ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010

... 2,469.84. Locally, the hardest hit sector was resources, with many smaller companies posting losses of around five per cent. The major mining stocks were lower, too, with BHP Billiton down 88 cents, or 1.98 per cent, at $43.57, and Rio Tinto was down ...

ASIC cracks down on CFD trading

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010

... impacted would be "smaller providers that are broadly more concerned about the disclosures which may be required". He said the major players should have most of the proposed standards already in place, but he said having better disclosure requirements ...

Lower returns outlook will change allocation choices

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010

... basis points, despite the complexity of the region. Mauppin-Higashino and Strigo were visiting Australia last week visiting major investors.

AMP closes in on AXA

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010

Five out of six AXA Asia Pacific independent directors have approved the sale of the firm to AMP - clearing the path to a merged business with a formidable 3,000-plus adviser network and ranked third largest in platform market share. AXA APH said in ...

Suncorp Life sells Tyndall to Nikko AM

ELISE BURGESS | TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010

... it the 15th largest fund manager in Australia and fifth largest in New Zealand. Suncorp said it will remain as Tyndall's major client with approximately $18 billion of Suncorp-directed funds to be managed by Tyndall as part of the strategic partnership. ...

SAM becomes TransCap

JOHN MCDULING | TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010

Sustainability Asset Management Australia has quietly rebranded itself as Transformation Capital and severed ties with 135 billion plus European investment house Robeco. The news casts doubt on the presence of Robeco - the funds management and boutique ...

AMP unveils $6.34 per share bid for AXA

JOHN MCDULING | MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010

... Australian and New Zealand businesses, and divest its Asian business back to AXA SA, the company's French parent and current major shareholder. The deal values AXA APH's Australian and New Zealand businesses at more than $4 billion and the Asian business ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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