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Massive inflows see new ideas

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2007
... inflows predicted to double by 2016, pumping an extra $1 trillion into the industry, finding a home for all that money was a major challenge. Such inflows were already causing churn in the oversubscribed Australian equities market and pushing more money ...

Caught in the Web 2.0

... is just a matter of time. "It is a question of inevitability," he said. To date, HSBC and Deutsche Bank are just two of major global investment companies that have embraced Web 2.0 technology. Michelle Baltazar

Chilean pension system faces reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
... Marcel, former budget director under the previous government, has been appointed by President Michelle Bachelet. Sparking a major aspect of the review is that how the changing structure of the Chilean workforce is inadvertently pushing people into the ...

Fidelity responds to Darfur campaign

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
Fidelity Investments is beginning to divest its Sudanese holdings following pressure from interest groups that include the Save Darfur Coalition (SDC) which launched an aggressive TV, mobile billboard and transit station advertising campaign criticising ...

ING launches new research arm

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2007
... leverage what we do externally, we had to change the structure of our team into a company and gain an AFSL license." The major point of difference was the new company's independence, Callinan said. "Often what you get with in-house research teams is ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
The Australian share market opened stronger with the major miners, along with a mixed bag of stocks, pushing shares higher overall. With the most of the world's major markets closed overnight for public holidays, the market overall was quiet while waiting ...

Russell modernising pension products

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
Russell Investment Group has unveiled the Russell Private Active Pension, combining a contribution and pension account in one to make the most of the new super rules. The Russell Private Active Pension has been designed in response to the recent super ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
The Australian market is expected to open lower this morning with most of the world's major markets closed on Monday due to public holidays. At 0818 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was down seven points at 6265. In local ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
... Poor's 500 Index climbed 8.22 points to 1,515.73. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 19.27 points to 2,557.19. Shares in the major miners started negatively from the lower base metals prices with both over 1.5 per cent lower than Thursday's close. BHP ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
... recent rally. The US market has been expecting an interest-rate cut to encourage economic growth later in the year. All the major US indices fell after both the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 Index had hit intra-day trading records. ...