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Delay FoFA reforms another year: Lawyer

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012

Cost reductions dampen IRESS result

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... activities by broker clients in response to low transactions levels. Due to tough global trading conditions for clients, plus myriad regulatory changes, IRESS's operating revenue also fell marginally from $104.1 million in the prior six months to $103.1 ...

We're not obsolete: Brokers defend their patch

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... any consolidation was the result of a cyclical market bottom, which would inevitably improve. Despite testing conditions, plus increased regulation and technological change squeezing bottom lines, Coppin claims that those businesses not robust enough ...

Future Fund to acquire AIF assets

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... Australian Infrastructure Fund Limited and the sub-committee of independent directors of Hastings Funds Management Limited, plus the approval of AIX securityholders.

ILB manager Ardea launches new fund

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
Inflation linked bond manager Ardea Investment Management has launched a new fund, the Ardea Wholesale Inflation Plus Fund. Ardea said that fund launch comes at a time when professional investors are speculating that inflation is likely to rise in both ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... better than expected. A 0.8 per cent rise in July US retail sales also helped boost sentiment, with Wall Street trading on the plus side in midday action as well. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading companies added 0.56 per cent to close at 5864.78 ...

Doing our bit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
In my book last week has gotta be one of the boring-est weeks of 2012. But with most equity markets ending on the plus side, boring is good enough for me. Reports that the US economy created 163,000 jobs in July - better than the 100K expected - sent ...

HNW clients give brokers the 'thumbs down'

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... models to reflect this reality, CoreData's Private Bank Intelligence Unit found. In a focus group of HNWIs with $2 million plus in investable assets, and an online satisfaction survey, brokers were considered too narrow in focus and approach to properly ...

Strategy & name change for Aberdeen fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... Return Fund, and will be managed to achieve an objective-based absolute return outcome equivalent to the Consumer Price Index plus a margin of 5%. "The fund currently adopts a more traditional multi-sector approach to portfolio construction, adhering ...

Future Fund defends tax havens

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... during a senate inquiry yesterday. The fund's 2011 annual report shows that it has 14.4% of its assets in the Cayman Islands, plus significant investments in the British Virgin Islands and Jersey, and smaller investments in Luxembourg. The fund asserted ...