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IML Future Leaders posts 25pc return

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... noted the report. "In this environment the fund was able to hold its gains better than the market given the more resilient nature of the stocks held in the fund, thus enabling it to deliver a solid outcome for our investors.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... Fed downgraded its US growth forecast for this year and hinted at new stimulus measures, underlining the still fragile nature of the recovery in the world's top economy. The benchmark Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 109.71 points, or 1.12 ...

Raising SG must remain despite RSPT outcome: Brogden

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... quickly with the mining industry to achieve a resolution on the RSPT - highlighting the need to drop the retrospective nature of the tax. "It's critical that the government and the mining sector get out of their entrenched positions and negotiate to ...

CFSGAM studies infrastructure ESG risk

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... said it's critical the team understands and manages environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk given the long-term nature of the investments. The fund manager selected the International Finance Corporations (IFC) Environment, Health and Safety Guidelines ...

SMSF education gains traction

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... this will continue to be limited to a small number of service providers that are interested in supporting the educational nature of the service. "The site will be targeted to the accounting sector and also directly to DIY Trustees in the next phase of ...

Govt flags August for market supervision transfer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... been made on Chi-X's licence application because the regulatory framework had not been signed off. "Given the significant nature of this change, it is important that supervision is bedded down and in place before competition is introduced," he said. ...

RSPT is govt trying to pick winners: academic

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... competitive in the latter," said Professor Warren. The government is effectively picking winners, he said. The cyclical nature of the mining industry also means "Canberra needs to be very careful about how it sets the tax rate, and whether it includes ...

Mercer appoints CIO in UK

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... that make significant use of short selling, leverage or derivatives, or which are narrowly niche-focused or esoteric in nature. His role will include development and launch of new strategies, as well as oversight of pre-existing strategies already under ...

SG jump twice as bad as mining tax slug

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... would have been immediate rather than take a decade to phase in. Analysis by Rainmaker however reinforces the political nature of the government's decision to reject the Henry Report superannuation recommendations. Rainmaker found that if contributions ...

Green shoots for unlisted investments

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... greater transparency, a suitable fund management fee framework, and also a fund structure that aligns with the specific nature of the infrastructure investments targeted by a fund." A reflection of the new wave of caution among investors is that it is ...