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Kinks in Stronger Super armour

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
Consolidation resulting from Stronger Super has the potential to lead to perverse outcomes, according to one Russell Investments executive. Speaking at the Russell Australian Investment Summit on Friday, Graham Harman, director of Capital Markets Research ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... $30.68. Among the banks, Westpac shares were 0.6 per cent lower at $22.71, ANZ fell 0.7 per cent to $22.91, National Australia Bank lost 0.9 per cent to $23.78 and the Commonwealth Bank was 0.6 per cent weaker at $54.81. At 1033 AEST, national turnover ...

Offshore tax havens bank $32tr: report

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... collectivity they own more than $12 trillion in funny money that's evading tax," he said. The report used data from the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, the United Nations and the world's central banks. Reuters reports the author says private ...

Babson Capital gaining traction

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
US-based Babson Capital Management is experiencing traction in the Australian syndicated loan market through its Asia-Pacific fund. "As a house we see very good relative value in the region. Out here we generate what we believe are good returns for ...

Canadian pension fund to buy UK soccer centres

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
The UK's biggest five-a-side football pitch company, Goals, has accepted a buyout offer of 73.1 million pounds (A$110.3 million) from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Teachers' is acquiring Goals through its private equity arm, Teachers' Private ...

Digging dirt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
Well that didn't last long, did it? Europe's back in the headlines and suddenly headlines are back digging all the big, bad news that's out there. On the same day that the EU formally approved Spain's a,-100 billion rescue package to recapitalise its ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... (1.37 per cent) to 2,925.30. LONDON - European stocks and the euro fell amid fresh Spanish debt strains and as investors bank strong gains won over the past week, traders say. London's FTSE 100 benchmark index of leading shares dropped 0.40 percent to ...

CYRE Trilogy, APFG still fighting

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... unit holders in defiance of an Australian Securities & Investments Commission order, said the directors of CYRE Trilogy. Bank of Queensland Chairman Neil Summersen is also chairman of the Australian Property Growth Fund (APFG). CYRE Trilogy made a play ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... business Eye Corp. Among the banks, Westpac was nine cents lower at $22.86, ANZ fell 19 cents to $23.04, National Australia Bank lost 13 cents to $23.95 and Commonwealth Bank was 43 cents weaker at $55.47. The price of gold in Sydney was $US1582.18 per ...

Goldman Sachs focuses on HNW with private bank

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
Goldman Sachs is building out its private bank from the US to target wealthy clients in a number of locations including Europe. Agence France-Presse reported that David Viniar, chief financial officer for the bank said the in-house private bank was ...