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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, led down by weakness among financial stocks and following a flat finish on offshore markets overnight. At 1213 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 10.9 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 4,555.6 points ...

Acadian strategy gains super and pension mandates

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
Acadian Asset Management's volatility investment strategy has doubled its funds under management and tipped over the $1 billion mark this year after attracting an Australian and Dutch investment mandate. AUSCOAL Super gave the fund manager a $97.5 million ...

One in four retail fund members to switch: CHOICE

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
One in four retail super fund members are considering switching to other super options because they are dissatisfied with the fees, customer service or investment options, CHOICE research found. Choice's survey of 1,400 members in June showed 23 per ...

Aon ramps up insurance and pensions

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
The $1.5 billion Aon Master Trust has improved its insurance cover, boosted its pension capabilities and launched an asset allocation calculator as it builds on its suite of services. From 1 July 2010, the Aon Master Trust gives new members of Personal ...

MySuper gets Government tick

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
The Gillard Government has approved the MySuper reforms as part of its agenda to boost Australians' retirement incomes. Over the weekend, Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave the green light to MySuper, with existing super funds able to offer MySuper products ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... bank Macquarie Group, having risen 1.83 per cent, or 68 cents, to $37.88. There were only four stocks on the S&P/ASX50 in red figures at 1018 AEST. One of those was BHP Billiton, down five cents at $40.07. Rival miner Rio Tinto had advanced 29 cents ...

Boring

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
Another day, another flat, uneventful day on Wall Street. Reports out overnight were mostly positive but these did not stop profit-taking on The Street. Good news on the US jobs front... but not good enough. Initial claims for unemployment insurance ...

ESI Super overhauls $800m Aus equities portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
ESI Super has terminated a major Australian equities mandate with QIC and appointed five new managers to the asset class following a restructure of its $800 million Australian equities portfolio. Balanced Equity Management which received $200 million ...

BTIM hires new portfolio manager, Swift departs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
BT Investment Management (BTIM) completes the restructure of its multi-strategies business with the appointment of a new senior portfolio manager for the diversified funds while Robert Swift's role as head of multi-strategies has been made redundant. ...

Inflation no show

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
RBA no go. This is the financial markets' collective verdict following yesterday's surprisingly lower-than-expected Australian inflation figures. I don't know about you but is central banking and monetary policy really as simple as this? I remember ...