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Mercer appoints CIO in UK

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
Mercer has appointed investment veteran Bill Muysken to the new role of chief investment officer for alternative alpha strategies, based in the UK. Muysken rejoins Mercer after spending the last three years in the hedge fund industry. He spent the early ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
The Australian share market is set to rise on Tuesday after Wall Street and some European markets managed small gains despite continuing concerns about the impact of Europe's debt problems on a global economic recovery. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker after losses on Wall Street overnight, with a late fall in stocks, and commodities generally lower. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 51 points ...

African bourse on the rise

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) is steadily making changes to its structure to keep pace with its overseas counterparts, and the results are promising. Late last month, NSE chief executive Peter Mwangi, spoke at an industry forum about the progress ...

Insto investors win from govt Chi-X approval

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
The government's in-principle approval of Chi-X Australia not only heralds greater market competition but big savings for institutional investors. Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, backed greater competition ...

Perpetual tops S&P review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
Perpetual has become the only manager to receive a five-star rating in S&P Fund Services' latest review of the Australian Equities - Large Cap sector-specific peer group. The peer group includes four investment strategies offered by four managers. S&P ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
Australian shares are expected to open flat after Wall Street indices moderately lower. At 0823 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was two points lower at 4,699. In economic news on Tuesday, Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
Australian shares are likely to open higher on Monday led by Wall Street and after gains among commodity and metal prices. At 0726 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 58 points higher at 4,666 points. In economic ...

Positive contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
Running of the bulls. Peppered with undeniably wonderful set of numbers, Wall Street couldn't have it any other way overnight. The Dow closed 1.2 per cent higher - the biggest daily advance in about a month - the S&P 500 surged 1.4 per cent and the ...

Retirement savings gap to reshape Aussie workforce

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
Inadequate retirement savings will force more Australians to work past the average retirement age of 60, creating new challenges for planners when mapping out the right financial plan. According to a survey of more 1,200 people last October, a high ...