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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... production. The move will result in the loss of 135 full time jobs and about 570 contractor positions. The market opened in the red after commodity and Wall Street prices fell overnight, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 41.74 points to 7975.85 ...

Long and short funds merge to ride crisis

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
The financial crisis could bridge the gap between diametrically opposed asset managers with more hedge funds merging with long-only funds to slash operational costs, predicts consultancy firm Accenture. Mark Halverson, global executive partner, wealth ...

PIS adds Olicc software

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
Professional Investment Services (PIS) is implementing Olicc Technologies' software to assist the group's financial advisors track commissions and other key performance data. The Olicc Enterprise Solution will be integrated with PIS' Commission Lodgement ...

UPDATE: Prime Super drops $14m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
The $872 million Prime Super has reduced its property mandate with Lend Lease, holding on to a $20 million mandate while withdrawing $14 million to find other investment opportunities. "Prime Super has considered selling secondary units from Lend Lease's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher following big gains on all world markets as world leaders announced new plans to mend leading economies. At 0725 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 56 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... was 104 points higher at 3685 on a volume of 15,423 contracts. "When you look across the sectors, there is not a skerrick of red," said Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan. "Everything is in the green, which is good to see. "The ...

RBC Dexia bids faxes goodbye

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
RBC Dexia has taken additional steps to move custodial managed funds processing from being a manual to an automated approach following the adoption of the SWIFT messaging for Australian funds. Under the new service, the custodial services provider can ...

Make love not leverage

Financial Fools' Day is what some 4,000 anti-everything protesters dubbed the day when leaders of the G20 meet to hold a summit on 'how do we solve a problem like the GFC?' The protesters were railing against almost every issue known to man it seems. ...

Zurich upgrades insurance suite

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
Zurich Financial Services Australia improves the pricing of its life insurance products and revamps the firm's software to allow financial advisers to write insurance faster. The firm has cut the price of death cover and reduced the premium for TPD ...

ANZ sheds planning staff

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
ANZ plans to make 58 staff redundant from the bank's financial planning division citing poorer-than-expected demand for advice. According to an ANZ spokesperson, the bank reviewed its financial planning division numbers and cut the number of roles by ...