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Computershare to challenge industry incumbents

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... third party administrators (TPAs) on proprietary systems or on ageing vendor systems. Angus said Computershare forecasts major changes in the way managed funds are administered that will result in shorter transaction times, better record keeping and ...

Weight in gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... response to the crisis. However, the recovery is uneven and remains dependent on policy support, and high unemployment is a major concern. To restore the global economic and financial system to health, we agree to maintain support for the recovery until ...

Years of living dangerously

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
Australians earning $60,000 a year or less could be forced to live on half that income when they retire, if the Government makes changes to super that "unintentionally" disadvantages low to middle-income earners. Industry body ASFA challenged new Treasury ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... following good income growth and continued costs management. CBA was up $2.24, or 4.25 per cent, at $54.95. Among the other major banks, NAB was up 83 cents at $29.58, Westpac fell 18 cents to $26.37, after going ex-dividend, and ANZ added 49 cents to ...

Perpetual signs UN PRI

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
Perpetual Investments joins the raft of major fund managers that have signed up to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). As a signatory, Perpetual Investments must formally incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...

Big tax reforms on way for super: Tsr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
Treasurer Wayne Swan has foreshadowed major tax reforms to make superannuation fairer. In a major speech titled Tax Reform for Australia's Future presented at this week's Economic and Social Outlook Conference in Melbourne, the Treasurer said superannuation's ...

Clearway adds emerging markets manager client

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
Clearway Capital Solutions has partnered with Somerset Capital Management to develop the global emerging markets equities manager's business in Australia. Dennis Mothoneos, managing director at Clearway Capital Solutions, said local institutional investors ...

Costello lands MD role at advisory firm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... Partners specialises in corporate and strategic advice, takeover defence, merger & acquisitions, capital markets advice and major event briefings for corporates and governments in the Asia Pacific region. The firm was officially launched yesterday and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... index contract was 11 points higher at 4,529 on a volume of 15,346 contracts. CMC Markets analyst David Taylor said the major banks and gold stocks were pushing the market slightly higher despite little direction from offshore. "The major banks are driving ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket has received a mixed lead from Wall Street, with major indices lower, but precious and base metals, and oil, higher. At 0829 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 12 points higher ...