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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
Profit takers and weaker commodity prices are taking their toll on the Australian share market, which lost 0.6 per cent in trading on Monday morning as banks and resources stocks sold off. By 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 36.4 points ...

E*Trade and Praemium in biggest tax report rollout

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
ASX-listed Australian portfolio administration provider Praemium Limited has completed its largest deployment of tax reports to date with the release of E*TRADE's Tax Tool Standard service to its customers. The service was deployed to all E*TRADE active ...

Westpac FP maintains focus on senior planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
Westpac's financial planning division is running behind its aspirational target to recruit 200 senior financial planners over three years. Despite this setback, the group has no plans to change its umbrella strategy. Westpac Financial Planning's three ...

Super fund tech still lags: KPMG

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
Plum Superannuation, Mercer Super Trust, REST and First State Super are among the top funds using the internet to provide online services to members, but many are still behind when it comes to real-time processing, noted a KPMG report. KPMG's recently ...

Members vote for Lifeplan/Aus Unity merger

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
Lifeplan members have yesterday approved the proposal to merge with Australian Unity. Over 98 percent of the members' vote was in favour of the merger. Lifeplan will now seek final regulatory and court approvals for the merger. The merged company will ...

Institute appoints super head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia has appointed Liz Westover as head of superannuation. Prior to joining the institute, Westover was senior manager, superannuation division at KPMG, responsible for consulting on corporate funds, companies ...

Liquidity problem in unlisted assets overstated: RWA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
Liquidity is not a problem for most funds with high weightings to unlisted assets because they are protected by strong positive cashflows and most members are in the diversified default option. The criticism against unlisted valuation practices by retail ...

ESSSuper reviews Aussie eq, eyes alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
The $14.6 billion Emergency Services & State Super has slashed its exposure to Australian equities by 10 per cent and is considering tapping timber and commodity investments this new financial year. ESSSuper, which had $14.6 billion in funds at the ...

Russell property fund goes global

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
Russell Investments broadens the investment scope for its International Property Securities Fund following the appointment of a new underlying manager, Cohen & Steers Capital Management, to the fund. The Russell International Property Securities Fund ...

SMA ratings bring clarity for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
Standard & Poor's has awarded inaugural ratings to six separately managed account products - a move that could help advisers make better informed decisions when selecting SMAs for clients. S&P has given four stars to the Ausbil Australia Concentrated ...