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UniSuper still fighting Westfield change

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
Westfield Retail Trust's main shareholder, UniSuper, has likened a $70 billion restructure of shopping centre assets to getting the wrong piece of fruit. UniSuper, which holds an 8.5% stake in WRT, has opposed the restructure of assets that are jointly ...

FEATURE: Bulldozing the infrastructure roadblocks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... government looks at asset sales, one of the things they're factoring in is the loss of dividends over time. And that loss of dividend is not necessarily always compensated by the purchase price paid, because governments have a lower discount rate. So ...

Van Eyk adds SMAs to research platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
Researcher van Eyk has added separately managed account (SMA) data to its online research and portfolio tool, iRate. As a growing number of financial advisers look to recommend direct investments, van Eyk's new service has made data available for around ...

Budget cuts force ASIC to axe surveillance

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... ASIC funding will be cut by $120 million over the next four years and that there needs to be an increased efficiency dividend of $47 million over the same period. Medcraft initially stated that "for obvious reasons" ASIC would not identify the areas ...

Industry stalwart Tucker takes stake in Westoz

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
Former MLC chief executive Steve Tucker has become executive chairman and minority shareholder of fund manager Westoz Investment Management. Tucker has a 20% stake in the firm, with the remaining 80% owned by ASX-listed and Western Australian focused ...

Suncorp reacts to "deteriorating" situation in life risk

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
Suncorp Life will conduct a $350 million write-down of intangible assets that will affect the company's net profit after tax for the 2014 financial year, but not its dividends. The life insurance business told the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) ...

Second PM Capital LIC now trading on ASX

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
PM Capital's second listed investment company (LIC), the PM Capital Asian Opportunities Fund, is now available to trade on the ASX. PM Capital has raised $225 million across two IPO's since November 2013. The second IPO was targeted at investors looking ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
The Australian share market has opened lower as two major banks trade ex-dividend. The federal budget, unveiled on Tuesday night, was fairly positive for businesses and had little consequence for the share market, Commsec market analyst Juliana Roadley ...

UK star manager announces launch date for new fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... Woodford Equity Income Fund will continue to use the star manager's signature style focusing on companies with sustained dividend growth. Woodford's new venture has already received significant support from major players in the industry, most notably ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... to fade," Mr McCarthy said. Among the major banks on Friday at 1200 AEST, ANZ fell 94 cents to $32.86 as it traded ex-dividend, Commonwealth Bank was 16 cents higher at $79.25, Westpac lifted 13 cents to $35.03, and National Australia Bank added five ...