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Investor revolt threatens 30 fund managers

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
An action group of disgruntled investors are trying to remove the 30-member management team of Wellington Premium Income Fund. The unit-holder action group says it represents 27 per cent of the investors in PIF and has taken steps to convene a meeting ...

Nobody wins against the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... the weakness could be explained by distortions caused by the floods and cyclone Yasi, but it's also certain that higher interest rates, rising fuel, energy and food bills and the soaring A-dollar (even foreigners could no longer afford to buy our houses) ...

AMP/AXA promises best of both worlds

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
Practicality rules for the future platforms and products of newly-merged AMP/AXA, with the best features of both brands to be saved and developed. AMP has announced its plans today for the products and platforms under the new merged wealth management ...

Planners wrapped with super app

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... customised to align with any organisation's branding and fund design features, with Rice Warner reporting an increase of interest from clients for branded apps that they can offer to members and staff. Greg Wilkinson, senior consultant at Rice Warner ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... Australian dollar, is appropriate. The RBA said that "if economic conditions continued to evolve as expected, higher interest rates were likely to be required at some point". The board left the cash rate at 4.75 per cent at the meeting, where it has ...

Seeing evil, hearing evil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... (those that exclude food and energy). Concern over inflation had even prompted the European Central Bank (ECB) to raise interest rates last month in spite of the lingering debt crisis among many of its members. But nah, niet! Financial markets no longer ...

Planners hungry for geared investments - Westpac

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
Financial advisers are stepping up their interest in gearing linked products, according to Westpac, which recently completed an investor road show across Australia. The roadshow attracted over 700 advisers, as well as some of their clients, with high ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... sharemarket ended little changed, even though Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor Alan Bollard again signalled that interest rates will remain low. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed down 4.5 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 3535.8.

Straus-Kahn stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... doesn't in any way whatsoever excuse the man's - any man's (prince or pauper) -- behaviour. It's an interesting human-interest story but not one that would inhibit the normal functioning of the IMF. The same way that last week's increased volatility ...

Super problems to short-change retirees

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... $2.50 at some corner stores. Cooper said equities were not a good inflation hedge as share markets don't like rising interest rates. In a high-inflation environment, central banks raise rates. Retirees cannot rely on "average" returns from the stockmarket ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA
Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI
MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI
Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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