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Avoiding the black swan

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... Europe last year. Explaining the fund's strategy, Garvy said, "We're not concerned about the underlying fundamentals of the company at all. We're only interested in the volatility of the stock and the correlation or the way they related to each other." ...

Merger plans for AUI and Lifeplan

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... expansion plans in the eastern states. The Lifeplan brand would be retained and customers would continue to deal with the company in the same way they do currently. "We see this as a rare opportunity to combine the experience of two complementary Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... National Australia Bank monthly business survey for April and the Dun and Bradstreet business expectations survey are due. In company news, Incitec Pivot Ltd releases half year results. Boart Longyear Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Sydney. In ...

Praemium scales back ops

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... in the ASX statement. "With the Australian business now moving into profit, this reduction of UK cost base enables the company to pursue our U.K growth in the current economic environment," said group managing director Arthur Naoumidis. Since its opened ...

BNY Mellon boutiques win mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
BNY Mellon Asset Management's boutique firms Newton and Walter Scott have been awarded global equity mandates on behalf of Japan's public pension fund, the $1.9 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). Following a review of its existing fund ...

Russell's Andrew Lill moves to AMP

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
Russell's director of investment strategy for Australia, Andrew Lill, takes a senior post at AMP Capital Investors. Lill has been appointed head of investment specialists, listed assets, for the firm. Under the new role, he will head a team of six investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... tender for $700 million March 2019 bonds, and online employment agency SEEK releases its Employment Index for April. In company news, Telstra Corporation is understood to be nearing an announcement on its new chief executive officer, to replace Sol Trujillo. ...

ESG a fiduciary duty: Sherry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... them," he said. Senator Sherry said it's also crucial to not forget the G in ESG, especially when trustees consider how a company's executive remuneration principles may impact their fund members' long term best interests. Concern over executive remuneration ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... News Corp's quarterly report also was better than expected. News Corp surged $1.21, or 9.1 per cent, to $14.50 after the company reaffirmed its full year guidance and said the "worst is over". News Corp posted a flat net profit of $US2.7 billion ($A3.62 ...

HOSTPLUS and AUSCOAL are top employers: survey

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
HOSTPLUS and AUSCOAL Super have emerged as among the "Top 50 Best Companies to Work For" in Australia, a survey shows. The two super funds were two of the five financial services companies that made it to BRW's inaugural Top 50 list, which was based ...