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Go south young (China) man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... perhaps even the biblical gnashing of teeth - back then, back during the late years leading to the expiry of the United Kingdom's 99-lease on Hong Kong from China on 1 July 1997. In Wikipedia's words, "Many citizens were pessimistic towards the future ...

Go-it-alone investment culture taking hold in Europe

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... and the rest of Europe looks set to follow, according to new research by global analytics firm Cerulli. In the United Kingdom the low-margin business of fund distribution is being standardised, innovative digital propositions are flourishing, and layers ...

Bland retires from IRESS

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... acquisitions over time and has worked to create shareholder value. Following our recent integration efforts in the United Kingdom, Stu considers it to be an appropriate time to step aside to allow for smooth transition to a new CFO," Walsh said. Harris ...

UK pension changes to benefit Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
The lifetime allowance (LTA) cut announced in this year's United Kingdom 2015 Budget could result in more British retirees moving their pensions out of the UK. The Budget contemplates that the amount individuals can save tax-free into pensions will ...

Netwealth launches global stocks trading service

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... Heine said. The service allows netwealth's Australian clients to invest in stocks on NYSE (USA), NASDAQ (USA), LSE (United Kingdom), TSX (Canada), Euronext Paris (France), Deutsche Boerse (Germany), Euronext Amsterdam (Netherlands), TSE (Japan), KLCI ...

IRESS profits up 28%

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... before. Results were positively impacted by the full period contribution by IRESS' acquisition of Avelo in the United Kingdom, as opposed to only four months in 2013. As a consequence, 45% of revenue came from outside Australia, up from 32% in 2013. ...

Asset owners throwing money away in hidden fees

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... entire financial services industry to bring them down." Novarca won business from institutional clients in Europe, United Kingdom and the US representing over $500 billion in funds analysed and optimised in 2014 alone. The company said it has never had ...

Future Fund equities head to depart

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... Fund, Lumsden was an investment director at the Victorian Funds Management Corporation. She has also worked in the United Kingdom at Northern Trust Global Advisors, AXA Multimanager Limited and Mercer Investment Consulting. Replacing Lumsden on an acting ...

AustralianSuper appoints Principal to advise on US real estate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... announcement of Principal Real Estate Investor's appointment follows the establishment of mandates in Australia, Europe, United Kingdom and North America over the past two years aimed at increasing the Fund's direct investment in global property markets. ...

NAB wealth returns "below acceptable levels"

LAURA MILLAN & AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... 10%, after taking a $1.5 billion hit from provisions and impairments, most of them linked to NAB's division in the United Kingdom. NAB Wealth cash earnings were up 13.4% to $365 million for the year to September 2014 and were driven mainly by higher ...