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Future Fund dabbles in India

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... California-based partner at Bessemer, said he was delighted to have the Future Fund join as investor in its latest fund. "Our focus is to generate superior risk adjusted returns by investing equity in and building high growth innovative companies across ...

ANZ plots wealth division growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... the half year ended March 31 2011. The bank, which posted overall statutory first half profit of $2.7 billion, said the focus for its Australian wealth business is on "distribution efficiency and developing products which more easily integrate into the ...

Intersuisse adds senior roles to institutional desk

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... appointments are part of Intersuisse's plans to expand its institutional services to build on its energy and resources sectors focus. "The institutional dealing team will complement Intersuisse's expanded institutional research capabilities and works ...

Energy Super first feature rollout

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... look for new opportunities. "The current features have come, in part, from the merged members of ESI and SPEC. We completed focus groups, member surveys and held face to face regional meetings where we simply talked to them and asked them what they feel ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
The Australian market has received uncertain leads from offshore trading overnight, as markets struggled with the meaning of the assassination of Osama bin Laden. On the ASX 24 at 0655 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 22 points ...

Government applauds ASIC trading rules

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... Australia and meets the timetable for the introduction of competition," said Shorten. One of the most notable aspects is the focus on dark pool trading, or Crossing Systems, as they are formally known. Dark pools are popular among traders for their ability ...

BTIM FUM down despite overall growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
BT Investment Management (BTIM) continues its focus on the wholesale market despite recording a $200 million drop in funds under management. In the company's results, closing FUM was $36.1 billion at 31 March this year, compared to $36.3 billion at ...

ETF provider soothes market over risk issues

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
Exchange traded fund provider iShares has moved to reassure the market that Australian ETFs are not risky in the wake of warnings from global authorities about transparency and leverage issues. The Financial Stability Board, an international watch-dog ...

SMSF trustees hit pension payment woe

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... forced to sell something from their portfolio to make the payment. Hutton said this was partly because retirees tend to focus on returns and how long their savings will last while overlooking the need to have cash available throughout the year to make ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
Australian shares have opened 0.5 per cent lower on concerns that the record high local currency will dent the export and other overseas earnings of local companies. At 1031 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 24 points, or 0.49 per cent ...