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LGS sells FuturePlus share to EISS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010

Local Government Super (LGS) is selling its half stake in admin and investment provider FuturePlus to its other half-owner Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme (EISS) - lifting the uncertainty that hung over the co-owned business caught in the political ...

From ratchet to resilient: an economy in bloom

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010

Long-time economist Don Stammer described Australia's economy as the 'most potent' in the world, shrugging off the financial crisis like no other - but it faces serious challenges this year and next. Stammer was one of six leading economists that presented ...

Regulators call for better OTC derivatives processing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009

APRA, ASIC and the RBA have released a report that identifies where major fund managers and super funds can improve in terms of how they manage OTC derivatives in the wake of the credit crisis. This month the regulators and the RBA released the findings ...

Gloves off ahead of APRA report

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009

Sean Henaghan, investment director at AMP Capital Investors, said investment decisions were made that resulted in one of AMP's super investment options ranking among the worst performing default options according to SelectingSuper, but he said the firm ...

Top and bottom super performance differ by 36pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009

The global financial crisis has widened the performance gap between the best and worst performing default workplace super funds to 36 per cent, treble their historic difference, according to SelectingSuper data. The latest SelectingSuper super fund ...

Corporate super adjusts to crisis

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009

Corporate master trusts are going back to the negotiating table to cater for clients that have suffered large-scale redundancies due to the market downturn. Greg Healy, AMP's director of corporate superannuation, said that there have been cases where ...

Mortgage trusts face crisis of confidence

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008

The fate of the country's $23 billion mortgage trust sector is in the hands of the more than 150,000 investors who now have to decide whether to stay put or bail out before more mortgage trusts freeze redemptions. The federal government's bank deposit ...

No more parachute payments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008

The debate on chief executive pay heats up after the discovery that senior executives in many of the banks the government had to bail out were in line for fat parachute payments just as they were negotiating a rescue package for the company. Dexia's ...

Macq to sell investment lending arm

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008

While St.George's margin lending division will try to ride the tough markets, the credit crunch has taken its toll on one of its key rivals with Macquarie Bank in talks to find a partner for its $3 billion loan book. In an ASX statement, Macquarie said ...

AIMA and IFSA respond to temp shorting ban

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008

Hedge fund industry body AIMA is meeting today to discuss how ASIC's new shorting rules will impact Australian hedge funds while IFSA is due to release a statement about how the changes could affect redemptions and existing investment mandates. AIMA's ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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