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Shareholder backlash hits Macquarie MGU

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
Western Investment LLC, a large shareholder in Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund, has publicly criticised the fund's board of directors, claiming they are failing to act in shareholders' best interests. Western Investment (Western) is ...

New switching device cuts latency

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
Trading times are on the brink of becoming even quicker with today's launch of the world's fastest switching device with a latency of 130 nanoseconds. "There was a time not that long ago when nobody cared about network devices and they were viewed as ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
The Australian share market opened slightly higher, with most sectors posting gains as investors await the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) latest interest rate decision. At 1010 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 49.3 points, or ...

Eurozone to craft a reforms roadmap

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
The heads of four key European institutions are hammering out a 'masterplan' to lead the eurozone out of its crisis, according to recent reports. European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi, European Union president Herman Van Rompuy, EU Commission head ...

"If it becomes necessary" time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
Stop looking. There are no ifs, no ands, no ors, and no buts to find, it's getting ugly out there. Oh yes Virginia, the combed over look ugly as events and indicators of the past week suggest that we are coming into, if not already in, a perfect storm. ...

Advice frameworks need an overhaul

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
Traditional risk profiling is failing to meet client needs, according to actuarial and consulting firm Milliman Australia, which has found advice and product development should instead be driven by individual investor objectives. "We found that as structural ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
The Australian share market suffered falls in opening trade, driven by weaker materials stocks, aggressive short selling of the top 50 stocks and a soft lead from Wall Street. At 1011 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 22 points ...

Investors missing the eurozone silver lining

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
In the steady stream of bad news flowing out of the eurozone, investors might not be looking for the silver lining, said senior investment heads at Franklin Templeton. "From a bottom-up standpoint, we believe significant investment opportunities still ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
The Australian share market remained in the red by noon on fresh concerns over Europe's debt crisis, with consumer staples stocks bucking the downward trend. At 1200 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 51.4 points, or 1.26 per ...

Super sector turning to dedicated long-term lenders

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
As the major banks shift away from commercial property lending, super funds are turning to dedicated long term lenders, according to a funds manager specialising in secured private debt. "The superannuation sector is a really natural long term investor. ...