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Rainy days

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008

Australian equities remained in the doldrums in spite of the hopeful promise that came about with the changing of the guards at the White House. Senator Barack Obama's triumphant victory in the US Presidential election was welcomed with jubilation the ...

Retirement age must rise

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008

... - to the nation but also to their standard of living as well. The extra few years of letting compound interest work its magic could add tens of thousands to their retirement next egg. Encouraging workers to stay in the workforce may be as simple as recognising ...

Scientific investing wins big

... adviser research group Financial Facts. Waked said the most common misconception about quant analysis is that it's one big magic black box when in fact the real driver behind BGI's returns are the people, the investments and processes they have built. ...

QIC introduces magical management software

CHRIS NICHOLLS | WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007

QIC's global fixed interest team has scored an Australian first by agreeing to implement BlackRock Solutions' Aladdin integrated trading, portfolio management and risk reporting system before the end of 2007. Aladdin currently processes over $4.5 trillion ...

Starved infrastructure will bite into growth

SUZY MAC | FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007

Opposition Leader, Kevin Rudd, played the political magician last night by pulling some surprising economic and political rabbits out of the hat, but there's still no talk of feeding our starved infrastructure any time soon. If anyone was wondering ...

FUM surges to $1.4 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007

... impressive 18.1 per cent. "The wholesale market experienced stellar growth during the quarter, reaching beyond the $1 trillion magic figure, 18.3 per cent for the year. Behind the shadow of its counterpart, the retail market increased slightly slower ...

QSuper hits $20b in quick time

HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006

QSuper has hit the magic $20 billion mark for funds under management, putting on the last $5 billion in just the last 17 months. Just 17 months after the fund celebrated 15 years of operation and $15 billion in fund for its 450,000 members, QSuper executive ...

Fiducian's $1bn platforms build on stellar 2005

HAMISH MADDEN | WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2006

... performed strongly since then. Building on this steam-train momentum across all areas of the business, Fiducian has hit the magic $1 billion mark for its platforms while at the same time reporting continued strong performance of its managed funds. Managing ...

More meat in Meat Super

... Benchmarks data. This is more than eight times cheaper than the average workplace fund TER of 1.35 per cent and well below the magic 1 per cent that many in the industry are aiming for. Asked how the fund keeps fees to a minimum, MIESF chief executive ...

Fincorp pulled up by ASIC for misleading advertising

... "A debenture is simply not a bank deposit and any suggestion in that direction is seriously misleading. There is nothing magic in a debenture and nothing that ensures that debenture is a secure investment," he said. The Enforceable Undertaking requires ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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