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Merged LGsuper fund born today

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
Today marks the first official day of LGsuper and City Super as a merged entity. The superannuation funds combined last night to form the third largest super fund in Queensland with $6 billion in funds under management and almost 100,000 members, LGsuper ...

Bank stocks rise on Greek confidence

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
Share markets rallied today as the Greek parliament passed the first of two austerity packages while violent protests continued against the deeply unpopular reforms. But economists and market commentators have warned that the austerity package and associated ...

Pigs may fly but they won't default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
Rejoice! For the Greek Parliament has passed the government's fiscal austerity measures! Wall Street was happy - the S&P 500 index gained 0.8 per cent on the news - but Europe was euphoric - the Euro Stoxx 50 index jumped 1.9 per cent and the FTSE-100 ...

Just do it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
Just do it! For all the positive spins given to explain the big gains on Wall Street overnight, it's probably Nike that did it. Cyber reports speak of the Germans now being in tight with the French and agreeing to swap a big portion of their banks' ...

Market Wrap -Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
The Australian share market was expected to open stronger after a resurgence on Wall Street overnight as fears eased over Greece's debt crisis. At 0710 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up 49 points at 4,491. In economic news ...

AustralianSuper creates governance role

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
AustralianSuper has further redefined the 'super fund' mould by creating a new governance role and expanding its position in the wealth management industry. Andrew Gray will join the fund in July in the newly-created role of governance manager in the ...

CFS super deposit taps demand, relieves wholesale reliance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
Colonial First State has launched a new deposit product to tap demand for fixed income as more superannuation funds enter the drawdown phase. The new FirstRate Investment Deposits offers a floating interest rate based on the reserve bank cash rate plus ...

Asian private wealth tops Europe

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
Asia's community of high net wealth individuals (HNWI) overtook Europe for the first time in 2010 as the world's richest look set to pour more money back into equities and commodities 2012. Asia-Pacific posted the strongest rate of HNWI population growth ...

Currency Forum to pose big questions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
Financial Standard will be hosting the Currency Management Forum 2011 in Sydney on June 28 with expert analysis on the impact of currency trades on the state of the economy and investor returns. The event will explore macro economic forecasts for currency ...

Labor moves to justify super existence

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
The government has reaffirmed its commitment to the superannuation system and the need to grow it further, as it continues to be used as a prominent figure on the political battleground. In defence of on-going criticism from the opposition party on ...