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Barclays sells iShares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... to the Equity Tier 1 pro forma as at December last year. CVC Capital Partners will also grant Barclays a participation interest that will entitle Barclays to receive, in cash, 20 per cent of the value of the equity return from the iShares business received ...

China caps executive pay

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
Developed world economies looking for China to buy their bonds and save their economies could also look to the Asian tiger to solve the problem of excessive executive pay. The Ministry of Finance in China has ordered all state-owned financial institutions ...

More than ratings: S&P

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... either dealer groups or fund managers call when they want to get a rating," she said. "I think we're starting to get interest from bigger clients because we can offer that broader coverage, we're trying to speed up our review process so we get more coverage ...

APRA not interested in exec pay levels

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... of the entity they apply to. "APRA's emphasis will be on the structure of remuneration rather than on its quantum. Our interest is related to the management of risk and we are keen to see that incentive payments do not encourage excessive or inappropriate ...

Veljkovic caught for super crimes

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
Melbourne man Karl Heinz Veljkovic has been sentenced to two and half years imprisonment in relation to the misuse of superannuation funds. The Court ordered that six months of the total sentence be served concurrently. Veljkovic, of Beaconsfield, Victoria ...

More room to grow: AUI

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... joint venture opportunities with boutique firms specialising in international equities, listed property and global fixed interest. David Bryant, head of investments at AUI, said that the fund manager has capacity to "do a couple more" 50/50 style joint ...

Vision Super banking goes live

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... purchases whilst on holiday in New Zealand." "Super Vantage is part of my Allocated Pension. So I earn a competitive interest rate, like I would at the bank, but the real advantage is that my earnings are now tax-free. Managing my account online is quick ...

Joy Palmer Foundation established to promote ESG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... people within the industry that demonstrate the principles Joy was so renowned for," said Begakis. All expressions of interest and assistance to the Joy Palmer Foundation can be made via Statewide Superannuation Trust. "It would be very fitting for the ...

Pocketing the change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... that the RBA's cut was not deep enough for Australia's biggest banks going by NAB's decision to pocket the change (in interest rates) and the CBA opting to short change its mortgage customers. The rest of them - the ANZ, Westpac, Bendigo, etc. - are ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... financial crisis: Cause and consequences". On Tuesday, the Australian share market closed lower as the central bank cut interest rates to their lowest level in nearly 50 years. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 50.3 points, or 1.34 per cent, at ...