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Challenger wins $650m mandate

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010

... financial year. Stuart Barton, head of marketing and communications at Challenger, confirmed the deal was struck with a major asset consultant which advises corporate master trusts. The GIR was launched to target institutional clients, promising an indexed ...

FIIG opens corporate bonds to planners

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010

... of most people, the firm said in a press release. FIIG Securities managing director Jim Stening called the new service a "major step" in opening up the Australian bond market to individuals, companies and self-managed super funds. It would also complement ...

PM Gillard makes wealth reforms more likely

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010

... impasse that explains why the government has flagged 2012 as the time it will reintroduce its growing list of blocked proposed major reforms - from the revised CPRS legislation, to the mining tax, to the SG increase and reforms to financial advice. The ...

Broking firms back Suncorp update

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010

... backed Suncorp Life's direct market strategy and its move to cross-sell products across other brands. The update was not major news, according to the broker, the news was pleasing. Goldman Sachs JBWere maintains a 'hold' recommendation on the stock. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010

The Australian market has received mixed leads from overnight trading offshore, with major Wall Street indices all lower, but precious metals and copper were higher. Oil, too, fell. At 0748 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price ...

Aviva, AMP and CommInsure top insurance

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010

... this year. "Until recently only a handful of insurers had really committed to technology. What we are now seeing is all the major players investing significantly and, for the first time, delivering real flexibility and usability," said Tim Cobb, Investment ...

ITM and Sequential partner for service

PRESS RELEASE | TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010

... expertise enables us to provide our clients with end-to-end solutions for the strategic and operational components of their major projects," said Steve Shoreson, managing director at ITM. In a previous Financial Standard article, Sequential managing ...

Lessons from US pension funds in crisis

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010

... Liabilities and Risks of State-Sponsored Pension Plans', two leading finance academics collected annual reports data on the 116 major pension plans sponsored by the 50 states in the US. Authors Robert Novy-Marx from the University of Chicago and Joshua ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010

... the market will go this week. "I would like to see it to soften up and give us a chance to reassess what has happened." Major resource stocks held onto Friday's gains with Rio Tinto adding another $1.35, or 1.9 per cent, to $72.20, while BHP Billiton ...

Fortitude launches retail offering

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010

... Macquarie to have its product on their platforms. The expected launch date is 1 July. "Our product is based around cash. "The major focus [is] about protecting capital and producing better than cash returns," she said. A key element to the new product ...

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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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