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LGsuper and City Super set merger date

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
The boards of LGsuper and City Super have given the green light for both funds to merge next year to create a $5 billion-plus fund with over 90,000 members. The merge will be completed by 30 June next year with an immediate focus on short-term efficiencies ...

Singapore to win asset mgmt race: report

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Singapore is on track to become one of the biggest asset management hubs in the world by 2025 - usurping Tokyo and Boston. According to the See the Future report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, which maps the world's sectors growth including asset management ...

AMP taps telecoms expert to lead Hillross

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
AMP Financial Services has appointed Singtel Optus director Hugh Humphrey as managing director of Hillross. Humphrey was previously director, mobile and convergence at Singtel Optus. Prior to that, he worked at Vodafone for six years in several senior ...

Top CEOs back statutory fiduciary duty for advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
The country's top executives in financial services said that the Ripoll Inquiry recommendation to impose statutory fiduciary duty for financial advisers is the best way to improve the quality of advice, a survey shows. The Financial Services Council/PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
The Australian share market is expected begin the week with a slightly stronger opening on the back of a flat lead from Wall Street. At 0727 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up seven points at 4,470. ...

US pension funds get $800m from class action

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
Three Ohio pension funds have won a $840 million settlement from AIG after the insurer agreed to settle claims of accounting violations and stock price manipulation, in the tenth-largest securities class action settlement in U.S. history. Ohio Attorney ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
The Australian market is expected to open lower following a weak session in the US. US stocks extended losses on Wednesday on American unemployment and eurozone debt concerns, while precious and base metals and oil were down. Asian markets suffered ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
Australian shares are set to continue modest falls on Tuesday, although volumes are expected to be low at the open with no lead from major overseas markets due to public holidays. At 0737 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower, following a weak finish on Wall Street during Friday night's offshore session. At the close of Friday night's session on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 62 points ...

Borland exits Investec for Credit Suisse

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
Karla Borland, head of research at Investec Private Advisers, is leaving the firm to take up the role of vice president in fund research at Credit Suisse Private Bank. Borland is leaving Investec in May, following seven years at the firm. She is taking ...