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Barclays cops $80,000 fine

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
Barclays Bank has been fined by ASIC for breaching the corporations Act and withdrawing $13.8 million of client segregated accounts money without authorisation. The corporate watch dog yesterday confirmed that Barclays had paid an infringement penalty ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... takeover bid. Seven was down three cents at $7.00, ConsMedia was up four cents at $3.42 and News Ltd's parent News Corporation was down 38 cents at $24.18. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,761.50 per fine ounce, down 75 US cents from Wednesday's ...

China trip provides first-hand insights

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
While China's economic power is undisputed, misconceptions are still prevalent when it comes to investments, said Premium China Funds Management. The reality on the ground has improved dramatically since China opened up to foreign investment, said Jonathan ...

Mandates slugged by downturn

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... half of this number of mandates with just eight each. With the notable exception of the Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC), leading (investment) managers committed to external mandates - with 10-plus - use an average of 18 each. "This number ...

Arena appoints new chair

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... over 30 years, including senior roles in Australia and the United States. Ross held senior positions with Lend Lease Corporation over a period of 10 years, including Global and US Chief Executive Officer Real Estate Investments (based in the US), Chief ...

Super fund backs News Corp independence push

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
Rupert Murdoch's dual role as chairman and chief executive of News Corporation will be challenged by at least one Australian superannuation fund at the company's annual general meeting in Los Angeles on 16 October. A proposal that the News Corp chairperson ...

NSW and CFS partner in first gov retail annuity bond

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... the fastest growing platforms in the industry. The NSW Waratah Annuity Bond, developed by New South Wales Treasury Corporation (TCorp), is an annuity style NSW Government bond running for a period of up to 10 years that provides retail investors in Australia ...

State Street appointed custodian for ING's Living Super

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
ING DIRECT has appointed State Street Corporation as custodian and investment manager for its new controversial personal superannuation product, Living Super. The appointment follows ING DIRECT's recent launch of the product, which has ruffled some ...

ASIC civil case a dead duck: Storm founders

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
Lawyers for Storm founders Emmanuel and Julie Cassimatis have urged Federal Court judge John Reeves to dismiss ASIC's civil action, saying the regulator has no reasonable prospect of success in prosecuting the couple for breach of director duties. ASIC ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... continued to grow its broadband and mobile customer numbers. Building products supplier and takeover target Alesco Corporation was 0.5 cents higher at $1.905 as it said it expected its first half profit to be well ahead of that in the previous corresponding ...