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New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... China (PBOC). It injected 500 billion yuan (US$81 billion) into the country's five largest banks two weeks ago and just yesterday it eased property restrictions - allowing lower downpayments and lower mortgage rates for second (and third) property purchases. ...

Van Eyk finds buyer for NZ business

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... resigned shortly before the turmoil was made public and Jonathan Ramsay, Jonathan Tolub and Fil Andronaco announced yesterday their intentions to launch a new portfolio construction advice company later this month. The new venture will be headquartered ...

Van Eyk administrator optimistic of finding buyer

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... will be found after receiving a number of expressions of interest. A committee of creditors was established in Sydney yesterday at the first meeting of van Eyk's lenders. Moore Stephens Sydney Corporate Recovery Group Trent Hancock, who is acting as ...

HESTA CEO calls for carbon pricing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... an effort to push more money into low-carbon investments. Speaking at the United Nations Climate Summit in New York yesterday, Corboy said HESTA was willing to work with governments to enact carbon pricing reforms. "Without carbon pricing, the financial ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... Bell Direct equities analyst Leanne Jones said. "The market is under pressure yet again after a stellar performance yesterday," she said. "Contributing factors are weaker leads from overseas markets off the back of disappointing manufacturing data out ...

FPA rejects FSC adviser regulation plans

ALICE URIBE, LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... more legislative requirements," he said. "Self-regulation will work if everyone gets behind it." In a media briefing yesterday FSC chief executive John Brogden slammed self-regulation saying that it was "no longer a credible option for establishing higher ...

The ECB can't make the horse drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... consensus expectations to be exact. These numbers were enough to send the S&P/ASX 200 index up 1.0% at the close of yesterday's trading - after slumping below its 2014 opening levels in early trade. These numbers relate to HSBC's flash China manufacturing ...

Cbus, NZ Super join Mercer climate change risk study

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... of a surge in interest in the risks of fossil fuel investment and the potential to invest in low carbon alternatives. Yesterday Financial Standard reported that 348 institutional investors worth more than US$24 trillion, including Colonial First State ...

Flatline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... the appeal of Australian banks. The S&P/ASX 200 Banks index has declined by 2.2% between the start of January 2014 and yesterday. The Australian Financial Review (AFR) reports that banks' share prices are also under pressure from "A building expectation ...

HOSTPLUS to launch lifecycle option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... launch a lifecycle investment option next year, becoming one of the few industry funds to do so. Speaking in Sydney yesterday, HOSTPLUS chief executive David Elia said the new investment option will tailor its investment strategy to members' life stage. ...