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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
The Australian share market has received generally positive leads from overnight trading overseas, with Wall Street closing flat to higher, gold and oil prices rising, while silver and base metal copper eased. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0739 ...

Futuro grows planning network

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Futuro Financial Services has increased its national network by nearly 50 per cent to 93 per cent in the past 18 months. The independent financial planning group had 64 authorised representatives in October 2008 but that number reached 93. The group ...

Advisers to gain political insight

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Joe Hockey, shadow treasurer, and Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, are sharing their insights on the financial planning industry at two separate AFA luncheons later this month. Hockey will talk about the ...

Malware attacks Chinese walls

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Local fund managers looking to this year's Shanghai World Expo as a platform to offer their fund products are vulnerable to email-related security breaches after the discovery of a malware that targets the mailing list of the Expo's would-be attendees. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
The Australian share market remained higher at noon with takeover activity in gold stocks and strength in resources stocks driving the gains. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 22.3 points, or 0.46 per cent, at 4,897.8 points, while ...

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 ...

Local councils set to recover more from Lehman

PIPER ALDERMAN RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
Local councils that invested in Lehman CDOs won a small victory this week after a court judgment that could allow them to recover more of their money back from the collapsed firm. The High Court has dismissed an appeal against the judgment of the Federal ...

Aberdeen appoints Aust eq manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
Aberdeen Asset Management has appointed Robert Penaloza as senior investment manager in its Australian equities team. Penaloza's appointment marks his return to Australia after a 13-year absence, during which time he worked in Aberdeen's Asian offices ...

Hyperion wins $300m Optimix mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
Optimix has given Hyperion Asset Management a $300 million Australian equities investment mandate following a review of its manager lineup. Hyperion's appointment comes after Optimix reviewed the strategies of its Australian equities specialist investment ...