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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2008
The Australian share market was a sea of red at noon, with banking stocks and the big miners losing ground on the back of a weak US lead and a surge in the oil price. Gold and energy stocks were the best performers, after the price of the precious metal ...

Mercer appoints India MD

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2008
Mercer has appointed Padma Ravichander as managing director of the firm's Bangalore-based operations. Ravichander previously worked at IT services company, Perot Systems as president and managing director for India and Asia Pacific and has also held ...

Perpetual to expand product line

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2008
Perpetual is looking to roll out more income and structured products to meet growing adviser demand as it concludes its restructure next week. Damian Crowley, Perpetual general manager of adviser distribution, said although there had been legislation ...

Rabo planning expands to QLD

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
Rabobank's financial planning division, Rabo Financial Advisors (RFA), purchased Queensland based advice firm, Dayas Financial Services in line with its strategy to grow its presence in Australia. The purchase means RFA will own Dayas Financial Services' ...

Plato wins OptiMix mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
Boutique fund manager Plato Investment Management has been appointed as an OptiMix Australian Equities manager. "[Plato's] addition to the OptiMix Wholesale Australian shares portfolio will improve the alpha potential and the use of short positions ...

China's growth sustainable: Wang

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
Strong leadership, effective planning and a willingness to learn from Western economies guarantees the Chinese economy's growth is sustainable and will continue to flourish, according to Dr Xisu Wang, China grand master and foreign investment consultant. ...

High Net Worth wealth tops $42tr

Pension alternatives investments top $860bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
The amount of alternative assets managed by 99 of the world's largest investment managers on behalf of pension funds jumped 40 per cent to $864 billion last year, according to Watson Wyatt and Global Investor magazine. The Global Alternatives 99 research ...

McIvor to leave AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
Alison McIvor, general manager of marketing and communications of $28 billion industry fund AustralianSuper, has resigned. McIvor tendered her resignation last week following ten years of service at AustralianSuper. "She's achieved some remarkable things ...

CFA launches SRI guidelines

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
The CFA Institute produced a top 10 list of responsible investment guidelines to help investors understand and incorporate socially responsible investments (SRI) into their portfolio. The list was developed after CFA members highlighted the need for ...