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Mercer appoints Rogers to head up implemented consulting

Mercer Investment Consulting has appointed Paul Rogers to lead the product management, sales and marketing of Mercer's Implemented Investment Solutions (ISS), it announced today. Rogers makes the transition after five years leading the portfolio management ...

Listed property sector rebounds in March-survey

The Listed property sector rebounded strongly in March following a poor month in February to return 4.39 per cent, beating the All Ordinaries and S&P 300 indices (3.92%), according to Rainmaker Information. Listed property returned -2.72% in February. ...

ANZ financial literacy survey sparks political catfight

The release of the ANZ survey of adult financial literacy in Australia has re-ignited the political debate over 'choice' of super with both main parties claiming that the survey-which reveals a good deal of ignorance on superannuation-vindicates their ...

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 ...

ASIC chairman calls for action on nation's financial literacy

In response to today's ANZ survey into national financial literacy levels, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman David Knott has called for a 'national partnership of stakeholders' to improve financial literacy levels across ...

UBS wins Assirt fund manager of the year

UBS Global Asset Management has won the prestigious Assirt/Money Management Fund Manager of the Year Award for the second year in a row. The top place honours also caps off the successful wins in the Australian fixed interest and property securities ...

Morningstar gives three-stars to HSBC small caps

Morningstar has given a three-star rating to HSBC Asset Management's small caps management, citing "a lack of dedicated small cap personnel" as its "primary weakness". "While the fund manager leverages the resources of its large cap teams in terms of ...

Agribusiness confidence up as drought abates: NAB

The abating drought and ensuing rains have helped the agribusiness industry gain significant confidence for the March 2003 quarter, as reported by National Australia Bank's (NAB) latest agribusiness quarterly survey. Agribusiness expectations for business ...

Equity mispricings create opportunities for hedge funds: FRM

Hedge fund managers are set to benefit in the post-war scenario as uncertainty lifts from the market following a flat first quarter in 2003, according to global hedge fund firm Financial Risk Management (FRM). "The outlook remains dominated by war stories ...

Qantas to lodge submission on Air New Zealand alliance

Qantas today announced that it would lodge a written submission in response to the draft determination of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on its proposed alliance with Air New Zealand. Qantas will lodge the submission on May ...