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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... investors waited for movement on addressing Greece's debt and the so-called fiscal cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts in the United States. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index edged up 11.2 points, or 0.25 per cent, to 4,424.2 points, while the broader ...

DUET Group approves internal management

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... that held the DUET management rights. DUET's portfolio of assets includes investments in the Dampier Bunbury Pipeline, United Energy Distribution and Multinet Gas, as at July 2012. It was reported in July that AMP Capital would be paid $41 million as ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... of talks on the US fiscal cliff. Trade was subdued on Friday with Japanese markets closed for a public holiday and the United States celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday. Sydney ended flat, dipping 0.10 points to 4,413.0 while Seoul gained 0.62 per cent ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
The Australian share market has opened lower, after markets in the United States were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. At 1010 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down three points, or 0.07 per cent, at 4,410.1 points, while the broader ...

Aus PE funds on the right side of supply & demand

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... should be coming out of their carried interest anyway," Woodthorpe said. Recent private equity mandates awarded in the United States show that investors are demanding more influence, said Harvard investment banking professor Josh Lerner. Investment managers ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... leaped 33.96 points, or 1.19 per cent, to 2,887.09. LONDON - European stock markets soared on rising prospects that the United States can avoid falling back into recession, while traders seemed to take an upcoming EU budget summit in stride. The rally ...

AIST CEO resigns for UN post

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... director of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). PRI is a global investor initiative in partnership with the United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative and the United Nations Global Compact. Reynolds will take up her appointment ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... market on Friday closed lower as the global picture became more uncertain following negative leads from Europe and the United States. At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 12.4 points, or 0.28 per cent, at 4,336.8, while the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... fell overnight after news that manufacturing contracted for the first time in almost three years, raising concerns the United States has joined a global industrial slowdown. However, European stocks, including indexes in London, Paris and Frankfurt rebounded ...

Don't ignore Lifecycle Funds: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... is they have a proven history around the world, he said. While things like longevity risk, which Lifecycle Funds in the United States have tried to solve with annuities, are real, things like administrative burdens are simply an excuse given today's ...