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Perpetual rejects KKR, open to better offer

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
Perpetual has rejected Kohlberg Kravis Roberts' (KKR) takeover proposal, but has left the door firmly ajar for an improved offer. "The board considers that the proposed price in the range of $38 - $40 per share does not reflect Perpetual's value," the ...

Netwealth LifeWRAP goes live

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
Netwealth Investments' integrated insurance facility for its platform clients, LifeWRAP, is now live, providing a centralised platform for netwealth planners and advisers. The product has moved from its beta stage in September and opened up across a ...

Van Eyk completes China review

NEWS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
Researcher van Eyk has given Chinese equities a "high-medium" risk rating in its first review of the market. "Compared with developed equities markets, the Chinese equities market tends to exhibit higher volatility and its performance is driven more ...

Planner associations at different stages globally

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
The issue of whether Australian financial adviser associations should be doing more for their members and how they compare to their US counterparts has cropped up in the industry, with many divided on the topic as to the role an association should play. ...

Investor confidence shaken, and stirred

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Despite better economic numbers from the US and at home, Australians are less confident about their finances today than they were three months ago, a study found. The Suncorp Life Confidence Index fell 1.5 points fell from 60.9 in April 2010 to 59.4 ...

Peering into the future

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
Paul Scully, finance author and long-time industry professional, outlined his views on the shape of the industry over the next decade, predicting bigger problems for platforms, some types of multi-manager strategies and some super funds. Scully, who ...

A friend like Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
"Ben most people would turn you away I don't listen to a word they say They don't see you as I do I wish they would try to I'm sure they'd think again If they had a friend like Ben (a friend) like Ben (a friend) like Ben." -Michael Jackson Have no fear ...

AustralianSuper retains $1bn Concord mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
AustralianSuper's $1 billion Australian equities mandate with Concord Capital will remain in place following Invesco Australia's buyout of Concord, confirmed a senior investment executive at the $30 billion-plus industry fund. Peter Curtis, senior manager ...

RIAA unveils investment academy

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
The Responsible Investment Academy will launch its first suite of programs at the seventh international responsible investment conference in Sydney next month. The Responsible Investment Academy, backed by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia ...

Mid-Morning Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market has opened higher, led by strong gains in the resources sector and helped by a positive night on offshore bourses. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 38.5 points, or 0.85 per cent, at 4,580.1 points, while ...