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Market Wrap AM

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following a mixed result on Wall Street where the Dow reached another record high but the Nasdaq fell. At 0808 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was down 18 points at 5,408 ...

Prominent families back Future Generation philanthropic fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... excellent example of how innovative philanthropic initiatives can be part of and driven by corporations and business." Victor Smorgon Group's managing director Peter Edwards added: "The fund represents an evolution in funding philanthropic endeavours ...

AMP finds head of research following key departures

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
AMP has appointed a head of research and is starting to rebuild the team after the departures of several key executives. Standard & Poor's former fund services director and head of research Leanne Milton has joined AMP this week as head of research. ...

FEATURE: The new financiers of infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
The complex business of financing infrastructure has traditionally been the preserve of banks. But Basel III has changed that. In the newly-restrictive lending environment, banks are approaching things differently, while non-bank investors are finding ...

CBRE promotes two senior execs to head retail investments team

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
CBRE has promoted Peter Rossi and Craig O'Donnell to jointly head the firm's Australian retail investments team. Rossi and O'Donnell each have more than 25 years' experience in the retail property sector in senior agency and institutional roles. Between ...

Hawks Nest is Australia's oldest town

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... being aged over 65. Bribie Island in Queensland has the next highest proportion of people over 65 with 37.1% and fifth is Victor Harbor in South Australuia with 36.8%. ABS director of demography, Denise Carlton, said: "The older population in these areas ...

CBA looks for plaintiffs to assist in remediation process

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) is in advanced discussions with a number of plaintiff law firms that will act as independent consumer advocates in the Open Advice Review program to compensate victims of poor financial advice. CBA is expecting to announce the ...

Movers and shakers

Surprise exit for van Eyk asset consulting team Van Eyk's three person asset consultant team has left the company, the company has confirmed. Head of asset consulting Jonathan Ramsay and asset consultants Fil Andronaco and Jonathan Tolub resigned their ...

Adviser jailed for blowing client funds on fast cars

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
An adviser who defrauded investors out of $1 million to rent sports cars and buy a house has been jailed for more than five years following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Carlo Cini, a former director ...

Giving through PAFs back to pre-crisis level

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
New donations into tax effective Private Ancillary Funds (PAFs), have risen 16% to $354 million in the year to 30 June, surpassing pre-crisis levels, according to the annual JBWere Giving Trends Report. The total number of PAFs is up 13.5% to 1,246 ...