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Volcker Rule dramatics continue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... narrow, reported the Bond Buyer news service. But as finance sector executives argue the Volcker Rule is too restrictive, a group of 17 Democrat Congressmen are arguing it still has too many loopholes. The Congressmen believe these loopholes undermine ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
The Australian stock market had suffered its sharpest drop in almost two months by noon as investors took fright over the ongoing troubles in the Eurozone. Australia's major market indices were down nearly three per cent after talks collapsed in Greece ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... yielding 6.08 per cent. Japan's finance minister said on Wednesday that the referendum move had "confused people", ahead of a Group of 20 meeting in France on Thursday where the issue was expected to top the agenda. Taiwan's central bank governor Perng ...

MilitarySuper chief executive to stand down

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
Michael Seton is stepping down as chief executive of MilitarySuper from next month following the fund's merger with the ARIA group of funds in July. Seton has been at the helm of MilitarySuper since October 2010 when he took over from Paul Watson. Previously ...

Sigma FM joins forces with Pinnacle

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
Multi-boutique investment management firm Pinnacle has added another specialist fund manager to its umbrella group after forming a new partnership with Sigma Funds Management. Pinnacle's 'house of boutiques' now stands at seven firms, which collectively ...

Multiport hits $2bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
Self-managed super fund administration heavyweight Multiport has hit $2 billion in funds under administration but for such a large administration group to be so small relative to the SMSF market shows how fragmented the SMSF marketplace remains. The ...

Trust company considers outsourcing while MITs drive growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... up group operations and information systems in New Zealand because it will be lower cost and we're moving all that onto a group basis," said Atkin. "We need to upgrade and refresh our systems but we'll build that one capability ourselves or outsource ...

Ausbil Dexia assures investors following European bailout

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
Ausbil Dexia, the Australian equities specialist partly owned by the asset management arm of troubled European bank the Dexia Group, has moved to reassure investors following news of the bank's bailout in Europe. In a statement, chief executive officer ...

AFS to focus on independent market

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... its SMSF products, compliance restructure and the launch of a new MDA facility. AFS's Strategic Development Group (SDG), a group of 15 advisers, acted as a focus group and tested what advisers want in the marketplace. "We were looking for the ability ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
NEW YORK - US stocks got a boost Thursday despite poor domestic economic data after major central banks joined hands to ensure US dollar liquidity to Europe's embattled banks. In positive territory for the fourth day in a row, the Dow Jones Industrial ...