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Former Royal Bank of Canada employee jailed for insider trading

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013

Infrastructure debt 'not that scary': AusSuper chair

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
AustralianSuper chair Heather Ridout has urged state governments not to be afraid of going into debt if the money is used to fund infrastructure projects. Speaking at the Australian Centre for Financial Studies' 'Funding Australia's Future' forum in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher despite falls on Wall Street overnight. Telstra helped lead the local market upward after reporting a 12.9 per cent rise in full-year net profit to $3.9 billion. At 1027 AEST, Telstra shares were 7.5 cents ...

Partnership gives local access to global hedge fund giant

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
A new distribution partnership between BNP Paribas Investment Partners Australia (BNPP IP) and Permal Group allows Australian investors access to the global alternative asset manager's funds. Through BNPP IP investors can access the Permal and Jubilee ...

Three IOOF funds qualify for SIV program

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
IOOF has become the latest fund manager to tailor products for the significant investor visa (SIV) program, with three of the group's Multimix funds qualifying as complying investments. The SIV was introduced in November 2012 to attract migrants with ...

Investors demand more clarity on carbon exposures

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
Fund managers must do more to disclose portfolio holdings so investors can assess their position in relation to environmental issues, according to the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP). The independent, not-for-profit organisation's stated aim ...

Super fees fall to 1.23%

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
Super fund fees have fallen to 1.23% but increased to $18.6 billion on the back of rising assets under management, reveals new research from Rainmaker. The researcher has just released their annual superannuation fee report that analysed fees offered ...

Challenger listed property division profits up 9%

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
Challenger Diversified Property Group (CDI) has posted a net profit increase of 9% for the full-year to 30 June 2013. Fund manager Trevor Hardie attributed the rise largely to the unrealised value of the group's interest rate swaps. In what Hardie described ...

Capgemini Australia appoints new director

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
Capgemini Australia has appointed Dipak Sahoo as director - industry practice insurance. Sahoo, who has 15 years' experience in the insurance sector, joins Capgemini Australia from the Hong Kong office, where he was the insurance practice leader for ...

IFM takes 34% stake in Scottish Pacific

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013