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Future Fund denies wrongdoing in Perth Airport deal

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
The Future Fund will oppose a preliminary discovery application lodged by AustralianSuper, denying any liability for the damages incurred by Australia's largest super fund during its acquisition of a shareholding in Perth Airport Development group. ...

ASIC issues governance warning on local emerging market companies

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning over corporate governance in Australian companies that have significant operations in emerging markets, saying these companies are more susceptible to collapse than domestically ...

Global uncertainty provides opportunities in retail property

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
Domestic economy uncertainty has created value opportunities in the local listed commercial property sector, but investors should diversify their exposures by investing in funds that get a portion of their earnings from overseas, according to Principal ...

AMPFP not relevant without future growth

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
AMP Financial Planning (AMPFP) is set to continue its adviser recruitment drive on the back of year of planner number growth, according to managing director Michael Guggenheimer. Earlier this month AMP reported 1.2% uptick in planner headcount to 30 ...

AIMA Hedge Fund Forum targets greater cohesion

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) will come together to promote greater cohesion within the fractured local hedge fund industry at its up-coming annual forum. The AIMA Hedge Fund Forum has been created by the industry to foster ...

Benchmark bond funds worst choice for Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
Investors with exposure to benchmark-sensitive fixed income investments are at the greatest risk from the uncertainty arising from the end of quantitative easing and the impending global interest rate rise, according to a senior global bond portfolio ...

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
A spike in lapse rates and an increasing number of people claiming total and permanent disability (TPD) may lead to an overhaul of products and a surge in premiums some senior industry professionals think. The current reporting season reveals that many ...

Gunns chairman avoids jail for insider trading

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
Former Gunns chairman John Eugene Gay has avoided jail and instead been fined $50,000 and banned from managing a corporation for five years. Gay is the most senior executive to be convicted of insider trading in Australia and pleaded guilty to the crime ...

IPA joins Kaplan in support of ASIC adviser training stance

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013

Demographic megatrends drive earnings well into the future

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
A focus on demographic megatrends makes it possible to make earnings forecasts beyond investment analysts' typical three-year horizon, creating opportunities to take advantage of mispriced stocks, according to Fidelity portfolio managers Hilary Natoff ...