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Majority of Australians remain wary of technology

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... said. By contrast, 17% of Australians are technology early adopters, well-educated with high incomes who are the first to purchase and use new technologies. The mainstream segment accounts for 18% of the population and is defined as "ambitious individuals ...

Reflation, rotation and the taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... That was until taper talks started to surface around mid-year. Speculation that the Fed would start unwinding its asset purchase programme by September (exactly one year after it started) sent equity, bonds and commodities markets down. Emerging markets ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... the president of the Fed's St Louis branch, said in a speech that "a small taper" of the $US85 billion-a-month asset-purchase program might be a possibility as Fed policy makers wrestle with how to respond to signs of improvement in the economy and jobs ...

Super must not commingle with banks: ISA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
The Financial Services Inquiry should focus on harnessing the power of super to fund Australia's real economy, as an alternative source of funding to the banking sector, Industry Super Australia (ISA) has said. In its submission to the draft terms of ...

Franking credits hindering corporate bond market: AMP

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013
... broader market discussion. That would mean having both Asian issuers and Asian investors. He said that, every time a bond purchase takes place, AMP Capital tracks the domicile of the purchaser. "The international participation in our bond market has ...

Blue Sky targets mandate wins with $19m capital raise

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... Public Offering (IPO), Blue Sky raised an additional $9 million in August 2013 through a placement and subsequent Share Purchase Plan (SPP). "We have put a lot of hard work into building strong foundations, a compelling seven-year track record and a ...

International shares pose barriers to entry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... reason given for not investing in ETFs is not knowing what they are. Overall, 17.3% of those surveyed said they will purchase an investment product over the next quarter. The number increased substantially to 32.1% for investors with a high risk profile. ...

Industry and retail fund mergers on the cards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... retail fund mergers were not on the horizon for his fund for "a couple of reasons". "The first is that if we were to purchase them, it would be hard for us to make an economic argument out of that, given that we don't have capital per se other than the ...

That evil word is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
Could it be? Could it be that the list of all good and wonderful stats I presented over the past two days on this space -- that suggested that the global economy as we know it is gathering momentum -- sank deeper into the consciousness of practitioners ...

RFM tangled up on wine, chicken and almond saga

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... the company said that ProTen "is not a financial secure company" and suggested that it does not have the capacity to purchase 51% of CIF units. "We should not have made this statement because we are advised it is wrong," RFM said. RFM also admitted that ...

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Blackwattle takes over Quest Asset Partners

KARREN VERGARA
Blackwattle Investment Partners has swallowed up Australian equities manager Quest Asset Partners for an undisclosed sum.

Funds SA poaches Vision Super risk specialist

MATTHEW WAI
Funds SA will welcome a Vision Super executive to replace executive director, governance and strategy Tony Burrill, as he prepares for retirement following a seven-year tenure at the company.

Regal flags muted second-half performance fees

VINNY VUCAGO
Regal Partners expects to recognise at least $122.7 million in fund performance fee revenue for calendar 2026, with market volatility and weaker investment performance limiting the prospect of further material fees in the second half.

Insignia chief draws 'hard line' on NCAs giving retirement advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Insignia Financial chief executive Scott Hartley said he draws a hard line when it come to the new class of advisers (NCAs) giving retirement advice.

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