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Media Super wants corporate marriage

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... a corporate fund to come on board." But while Media Super is dressing for the merger market, it is not interested in every Tom, Dick and Harry. Martin said his scheme - the only industry fund in its sector - would stick to media and avoid external funds ...

Super future hangs on High Court decision

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... that if the legislation was struck down the Government would seek to replace it with new legislation that was constitutional. Tom Garcia, policy and regulatory manager of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees said the case attacked an entire ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
The Australian share market had slid into the red by noon on low trading volumes as investors waited for direction from forthcoming offshore economic news. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 6.7 points, or 0.14 per cent, at 4,893.4 ...

AXA departs AllianceBernstein JV

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
Alliance Bernstein is to buy out AXA Asia Pacific Holdings' 50 per cent share of their joint venture, AXA-AllianceBernstein Australia, as the fallout of the merger between AMP and AXA begins. AXA said that AllianceBernstein would take 100 per cent ownership ...

Super fund signals future role in govt policy

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... position not only in terms of fund size but also in being an advocate for our members," said Silk. Top recruiter spots trend Tom Hancock, managing director at Tom Hancock Associates, a specialist wealth management recruiting firm, said this is a natural ...

Game changer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
During these terribly horrible times, particularly for the people of Japan, it would seem callous - perhaps even a sacrilege -- to be contemplating about investing and profiting from what Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan described as the worst since ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street's key indices flat, while precious metals were higher and oil eased. On the ASX 24 at 0837 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was two points ...

FPA to reset membership criteria

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
The Financial Planning Association is seeking to restrict its membership with constituents to vote on the proposals in April. After June this year only practicing financial planners will be able to join the association as members with practice owners ...

Tomorrow comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
Investors may love Wall Street more today than yesterday... but not as much as tomorrow. This was the conclusion you read on this space yesterday. And boy, investors surely loved much more today (yesterday's tomorrow). But lest I get accused on insider ...

Yesterday today tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
"Oh, I love you more today than yesterday." - Diana Ross Yesterday Wall Street dropped big time "on concern rising energy costs will threaten the economic recovery." This was Bloomberg's - and most other financial market commentators' -- interpretation ...