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Apostle launches global equity fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
Apostle Asset Management has launched the Apostle Dundas Global Equity Fund for institutional and retail investment in Australia. The equity fund brings the investment expertise of Apostle's newest affiliate manager, Edinburgh-based Dundas Global Investors ...

Future Fund to acquire AIF assets

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... quality Australian and international infrastructure assets." Consistent with the Future Fund's long stated strategy, the proposal is expected to further enhance the Fund's direct exposure to quality domestic infrastructure assets, which include 16.8% ...

UK to ban exotic retail investment products

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... one in four advised sales of Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes (UCIS) to retail customers were suitable. If the proposal is adopted, it will mean that in the retail market promotions of exotic investment products will be restricted to sophisticated ...

APRA tweaks insurance in super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... at an Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) event yesterday, Jones recognised the change from APRA's original proposal to restrict insurance benefits offered to members to those acquired from life insurance. Jones said a number of submissions ...

ACSI lends weight to ASX plan for rights issues

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) supports an ASX proposal to reduce the timetable for rights issues to 16 days. The ASX consultation on modernising the timetable for rights issues would see 10 days sliced off the current standard ...

Hastings securities in trading halt as PPA ups offer

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... directors of HDF continue to recommend unanimously that security holders accept the PPA offer, in the absence of a superior proposal and subject to the Independent Expert continuing to conclude the offer is fair and reasonable. APA raised its offer for ...

Sun setting on the Land of the Rising Sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012

Future Fund defends tax havens

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... in certain jurisdictions," the Future Fund stated yesterday. Several groups have made submissions to the Greens-driven proposal to amend Government Investment Funds Amendment (Ethical Investments) Bill 2011. The companies that the Future Fund invests ...

APA gets HDF books

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
APA group will have access to Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund's books, after it made a proposal to increase its offer for the fund. Energy infrastructure investor Hastings is subject to two takeover offers: a cash-and-scrip offer from APA Group ...

FSC launches life commission claw-back

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... speaking at a media briefing at the FSC conference this morning. "This framework has changed substantially from the original proposal released in March following four months of consultation with our life insurance and financial advice network members." ...