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Indian infrastructure investing fuels sustainability

ALEX DUNNIN IN NEW DELHI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
India is seeking US$500 billion over the next five years to help fund its national infrastructure plan, creating a big opportunity for Australian investors to get in on the ground floor. "We need this money over the next five years to fund our plan ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
The Australian share market was slightly higher at noon after starting the day on the back foot after Wall Street finished down. At 1206 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 5.4 points higher at 6604 and the All Ordinaries had added 9.9 points to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
The Australian sharemarket remained in negative territory this morning, with the only bright spot miner Rio Tinto, which rebuffed a takeover proposal last week from fellow miner BHP Billiton. A lower market on Wall Street and patchy base metal prices ...

Asian property under the microscope: AEW

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
There is more to running a global property portfolio than just buying REIT shares as you have to be involved on the ground and be an active player to identify the right deals inside nuance-filled regional markets, according to a Singapore property expert. ...

India-Australia wealth management forum set for take-off

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
India's burgeoning economy is a big opportunity for Australian wealth managers but we are being outflanked by US and UK managers who are getting in ahead of us, said Stephen Manallack, manager of the India-Australia Financial Forum. "India's rapidly ...

Web 2.0 just the next step: iFocus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
Web 2.0 may be an 'out of control' broadcast channel, but it's a big opportunity for financial services players brave enough to climb on board, said Theresa Cunnington from the online services consultancy iFocus. Web 2.0 is sometimes spoken about as ...

Barriers to hedging

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
The hedge fund industry's current growth will plateau unless the three big obstructions of high fees, low transparency and poor liquidity are removed, according to JANA managing director of asset consulting Ken Marshman. Increasing superannuation fund ...

Vanguard takes top honours at Rainmaker Marketing Awards

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
Vanguard's Colin Bold has taken out the award for Marketer of the Year at the 2007 Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards. More than 250 attendees were on hand to see Bold, head of marketing for Vanguard, take out the open award for Marketer of the Year. ...

Market wrap - midday

The Australian share market slipped into negative territory by noon, dampened by a soft Wall Street, with the mining giants among the biggest losers. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index dropped five points to 6,161, while the all ordinaries ...

Private equity everywhere: CHAMP

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
Private equity players are now rightfully an integral part of any deal in Australia, big or small, according to Nat Childers, director of CHAMP Private Equity. Addressing attendees at the 2007 Asian Private Equity and Venture Forum, Childers painted ...