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$38bn VFMC bigger and better

... investment." Adding to this, Bone also flagged that they will increase the number of their senior investment professionals on board from six to 15, depending on market conditions and the availability of talent. The more than doubling of the group's investment ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
... March 2005, the RBA sent overnight borrowing rates to 5.75 per cent - their highest in five years - following its 2 May Board meeting. In an accompanying statement, the RBA justified its decision by citing strong growth in the world economy, surging ...

ING pushes harder into SME market

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2006
... of Integra Super includes family member discounting of up to 40 per cent per annum, a reduction of 5 per cent across the board for tailored group life rates and a 0.1 per cent reduction in first tier administration fees. OptiMix Geared Australian Shares ...

Finsia takes off with a new president

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
... today. The AGM was the last step in the transition, with the name change made 'legal', a new constitution adopted and the board reduced from 16 directors to 11. Former SIA and now Finsia chief executive officer, Brian Salter, said, "The AGM was a wonderful ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
... cent. The RBA last lifted interest rates in March 2005. Market expectations were split leading up to yesterday's monthly RBA Board meeting with some predicting an announcement of a 25 basis point rate hike today, citing recent inflation figures showing ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2006
... Infrastructure Holdings, Aristocrat Leisure, SFE, Coal and Allied and Westfield. Also today the Reserve Bank of Australia board meets in one of its most open deliberations on monetary policy in recent years, with analysts divided about whether or not ...

CSRF gets serious on insurance and currency

... Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) has beefed up its insurance cover and brought two currency specialists on board ahead of its public offer debut in July. The fund's general manager Greg Cantor has said that they have appointed ING as ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
This week's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board meeting takes on a particular significance in light of the higher than expected Australian headline CPI inflation report for the March quarter. Last week, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... Also financial stocks are expected to be firmer ahead of earnings from a couple of the major banks and one of the more open board meetings from the Reserve Bank of Australia in the last couple of years. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share ...

AGL-Alinta deal bodes well for infrastructure pricing

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
The recent deal to pursue a merger between AGL and Alinta bodes well for future infrastructure pricing deals, boosting the prospects of the soon to be floated Snowy Hydro project, according to some equity specialists. Equity managers and advisers Leyland ...