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Ireland sets new course for Mariner

Former Challenger managing director Bill Ireland has wasted no time in plotting a new course for Mariner Financial and Mariner Retirement Solutions by unveiling a link-up with Industry Fund Services (IFS) and investment bank Babcock and Brown that will ...

Australians are the second biggest spenders after Americans

Australians rank second after the United States as the biggest spenders in the world, and changes in spending patterns over the past three decades reveal a leaning towards expenditure on luxury items. In a recently released book, International Consumption ...

Lend Lease to exit troubled US REI business, cuts 600 jobs

Property developer Lend Lease will exit its troubled US Real Estate Investments (REI) business but not before further writedowns of up to $US300 million, it announced today. The developer also intends to undertake an on-market share buyback of up to ...

Rising dollar advances case for interest rate cut: ICAP

The rise of the Australian dollar above the US$0.65 mark represents a significant tightening in financial conditions that may bring the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) closer to easing interest rates in the second half of the year, according to Dr Ric ...

Single manager products a dying breed: InvestorWeb

The rise of master trusts and wraps in the retail market is strangling the single manager multi asset product, according to InvestorWeb Research. In its inaugural multi manager superannuation survey, it said that the largest corporate super funds in ...

Latham appointed deputy manager of Opposition business

The ALP's Mark Latham was appointed deputy manager of Opposition business in the House of Representatives today. Latham, Opposition spokesman for economic ownership, community security and housing, will serve as deputy to Labor's family and community ...

IFSA lauds Government's decision to reintroduce super reforms

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) today welcomed the Government's decision to push ahead with surcharge reduction and co-contributions reforms in Parliament. "This is just the boost we have been waiting for," said Richard Gilbert ...

Analysis: April survey finds industry upbeat on equities

Investment professionals throughout the industry are confident that Australian equity prices will rise over the next six-to-12 months, according to the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit's latest market expectations survey. The survey, conducted on ...

Crean reaffirms opposition to Telstra sell-off

Opposition Leader Simon Crean has said that he is committed to ensuring there will be no further Telstra sell-off, following today's statement from the telco giant that it would not slash 4,000 jobs or cut capital spending by up to 20 per cent this ...

Telstra Super unveils revamped investment strategy

Telstra Super has announced that it will implement a series of changes across its Member Investment Choice (MIC) options from July 1. The changes come on the back of an extensive six-month review of the fund's investment structure that have factored ...