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Skandia to grow bigger under Old Mutual

Less than two weeks after Old Mutual bedded down its acquisition of Skandia, Old Mutual's Asia Pacific chief executive Hasan Askari has flagged plans to grow the group's newly acquired Australian operations. "The acquisition of Skandia has been completely ...

Daily economic update

The European Central Bank (ECB) raised its benchmark interest rate overnight to 2.5 per cent from 2.25 per cent. The latest move marks the second rate hike in three months. At a press conference following its decision, ECB President Jean Claude Trichet ...

FuturePlus secures $2.2bn SERF and SRF mandate

FuturePlus Financial Services (FPFS) has secured the right to manage $2.2 billion for the Stevedoring Employees Retirement Fund (SERF) and the Seafarers Retirement Fund (SRF). The $2.2 billion mandate follows former SERF CEO Terry Newson to his new ...

Macquarie property fund touts JV in the OC

Macquarie Office Trust (MOF), a listed property fund of Macquarie Bank, has touted a new joint venture with Californian property group, Maguire Properties, that they say will drive future growth from California. While MOF's 2005 half year results to ...

Weekly economic round-up

Last week's Australian data releases continued to paint a picture of a domestic economy that is growing moderately with little pressure on inflation and, therefore, no impetus for the official cash rate to move one way or the other. The Australian Bureau ...

Rollovers can be processed rapidly and securely: RecruitmentSuper

With talk reverberating in some circles about the long lead times for funds to enact roll-overs or to act on member's requests, RecruitmentSuper is trumpeting its rapid response times. RecruitmentSuper has issued performance figures which show its response ...

Credit Suisse CEO departs

Credit Suisse Asset Management's chief executive officer Andrew McKinnon is calling it a day after more than a decade at the helm. McKinnon, who has transformed the group's asset management business from a $1.9 billion operation back in 1995 to the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker as a soft lead from US stocks sparks potential for profit taking. However, investors embraced earnings results yesterday and a continuation of that trend, coupled with firmer commodity ...

TWUSUPER throws weight behind alternatives

TWUSUPER has cast tradition aside and has increased its asset allocation to 'alternatives' from 3 per cent to more than 25 per cent, with plans to spend at least $500 million in the asset class. After a comprehensive investment review done with Mercer ...

APRA counts licensee applicants post-deadline

As APRA's RSE licensing deadline came and went last Friday, APRA's head of public affairs, Stuart Snell, confirmed that, contrary to some industry speculation, none of the big funds have been left stranded. "All of the major funds have been accounted ...