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Bill Ireland appointed MD of Australian Assets Corporation

The Australian Assets Corporation has unveiled former Challenger managing director Bill Ireland as its new MD and simultaneously announced a name change-to Mariner Financial-it said today. Mariner is hoping that Ireland will use his extensive experience ...

Analysis: Dealer groups line up behind Australian equities

Financial planning dealer groups are almost unanimously confident on the outlook for Australian equities, according to the latest research conducted by the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit. The Intelligence Unit surveyed dealer groups, representing ...

Macquarie launches forestry product to retail investors

Macquarie Alternative Assets Management has launched a forestry product to the retail market in which investors can take part in a tree growing business and/or own the land on which the trees are planted, it has announced. The Macquarie Forestry Investment ...

IFSA acts to tighten fund manager voting policy

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has released a revamped Standard Investment Management Agreement (SIMA) obliging fund managers to provide superannuation trustees with records of their voting policies. "The new SIMA will serve ...

Centro comes out fighting on ART

Centro Property has launched a stinging riposte to AMP Henderson's recommendation to the unitholders of the AMP Shopping Centre Trust (ART) that they reject Centro's bid for their units. In a letter to ART unitholders, Centro chairman Brian Healey has ...

AMP reviews diversified funds benchmarks

AMP Henderson Global Investors has announced a review of its diversified funds benchmarks, slightly reducing its exposure to international shares while simultaneously increasing its exposure to direct property. "The changes have been driven by our global ...

Investment Analysis: Value and Growth go their separate ways

The disparity in the performance of Australian value and growth stocks has blown out over the past two years against the backdrop of tough market conditions, according to analysis conducted by the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit. "Value stocks ...

Economy in good shape despite predicted slowdown: NAB

The lack of confidence caused by geo-politics, equity markets and the drought point to a broad-based slowdown in domestic business conditions, according to the latest National Australia (NAB) Quarterly Business Survey released today. The March quarter ...

Morning market wrap: US retreats, investors await earnings

US shares edged lower on Friday as the market contemplated an uncertain economic outlook and the quarterly reporting season with a degree of anxiety. The Dow Jones fell by 17.92 points to 8203.41. It was a similar story domestically, as evidenced by ...

Business confidence index rises in March: National

Australian business conditions and confidence levels are proving "remarkably resilient" despite evidence of a broad based slowing in non-farm activity, according to National Australia Bank's monthly business survey for March released today. National's ...