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Aberdeen strategy team changes

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
Internal changes to Aberdeen Asset Management's multi-sector strategy teams have seen equities strategist, Peter Elston, promoted to the newly created role of head of Asia-Pacific strategy and asset allocation. In the Singapore-based role, Elston will ...

Get up and go on board

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... German economic sentiment improves markedly. The ZEW Economic Sentiment Indicator rocketed by 32.2 points to -21.6 in January - the highest since July last year. While the index remains below its historical average of 24.5, the surge prompted ZEW President ...

Seasons Greetings from Financial Standard

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
As 2011 comes to a close, the Financial Standard team would like to thank you for your continued readership and support. We reached several milestones in 2011, namely the launch of the: * New-look Financial Standard newspaper * Financial Standard iPad ...

Govt releases final issue of investment manager regime

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
Australia's $1.8 trillion funds management sector has received its third and final investment manager regime from the Government, designed to attract more foreign capital and help build Australia's reputation as a financial services centre. Under the ...

Round two of Stronger Super revealed

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
Superannuation industry bodies have until January 13 to make submissions on the second tranche of the government's Stronger Super legislation, unveiled late yesterday. The latest exposure draft follows the introduction of the first part of the Superannuation ...

ASIC achieves settlement for Westpoint investors

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
A group of investors in the failed Westpoint Group stand to receive over $1.39 million in compensation in a settlement reached by ASIC against Queensland firm Strategic Joint Partners. ASIC started proceedings against Strategic Joint Partners (SJP) ...

PJC: Government needs to re-think payday reforms

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
The Government's proposed reforms aimed at tightening controls over payday lenders need to be reassessed, the Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has found. On 22 September 2011, the House of Representatives referred the Consumer ...

BlackRock launches sovereign risk management fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
BlackRock Investment Management has launched a new sovereign risk management fund for Australian institutions. BlackRock said its Global Screened Government Bond is supported by the firm's Sovereign Risk Index, and is a proprietary index ranking the ...

Market Wrap- Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
The Australian share market at noon was lower as investors remained concerned about the European debt crisis and awaited developments on the US economy. At 1200 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 23.8 points, or 0.57 per cent, lower ...

ASX names former ASIC head new Corp Governance chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
Alan Cameron AO has been appointed chair of the ASX Corporate Governance Council, replacing retiring chair of 16 years and ASX's executive general manager, regulatory and public policy, Malcolm Starr. The Corporate Governance Council is a collection ...