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EWM Group launches new philanthropy division

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
... a tsunami of wealth with a record amount of family assets moving into the hands of the X and Y generations in the next decade," EWM managing director Brad Scott said. "As the pool of inherited wealth increases, families are taking advantage of tax incentives ...

Savings trap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... another inch up on the previous record high just doesn't cut it no more. How about "U.S. Stocks Rise, S&P 500 Heads for Decade-Best Year Gain"? That's how Bloomberg put it this morning. "The gauge has rallied 23.6 percent this year, which would be the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street driven by better-than-expected earnings from Amazon and Microsoft and solid results from Procter & Gamble and UPS. At 0816 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures ...

LUCRF Super joins global calls to improve worker safety

STAFF REPORTER  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
LUCRF Super has joined more than 200 institutional investors globally in signing the Investor Statement on Bangladesh, calling for workplace reform in garment factories in the South Asian country. Behind China, Bangladesh is the second largest garment ...

Centrepoint Alliance CFO resigns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... departure, but its managing director John De Zwart thanked him for the contribution he has made to the company over the last decade. "Ian has been invaluable to the company for over ten years and I would like to sincerely thank him for his positive contribution," ...

Hockey Review to push for industry deregulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
The Government's Financial System Inquiry will undertake "a general health check" on the industry aimed at removing regulation, Treasurer Joe Hockey said. Speaking at the American Australian Association in New York, Hockey said that the inquiry will ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
Shutdown: Day 15 and counting...2 days to go till the US debt hits the ceiling. So what else is new? True to form...and recent history, it looks like the political powers in Washington will again take it to the limit. US President Obama must be wishing ...

Boutiques no longer have performance edge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... set. Relying on their 'boutiqueness' is consequently an inadequate pitch that is rarely used, especially as it's been a decade since they last had a that performance edge. Rainmaker said there are 62 boutique investment managers that complete Rainmaker's ...

Unthinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
Shutdown: Day 14 and counting...3 days to go till the US debt hits the ceiling. But wait! There's news just out. Washington, it seems, is gonna kick the can a little farther. It won't be 22 November as reported last week, it'll now be 15 Feb 2014. Reuters ...

US real estate business launches strategy in Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... company confirmed. "Our approach selects the companies poised to benefit and is underpinned by a process developed over a decade to deliver strong returns for our clients," Snowden said. RRE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Resource America, a NASDAQ ...