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Folkestone acquires land for planned community

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... the Fund offer of $18.25m. Folkestone will retain a co-investment of 20% of the Fund ($3.65m) following completion of the third party capital raising which will commence after the PSP has been approved by the Minister.

Chumbawamba rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... energy and the "West's" investments in these countries. Bloomberg reports that Azerbaijan is "the former Soviet Union's third-largest oil producer and the only route for Caspian energy to western markets that bypasses Russia" while as per Reuters, the ...

SFGA shareholders approve IOOF acquisition proposal

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... Commenting on the vote IOOF managing director Christopher Kelaher said: "This highly complementary transaction will create the third largest advice business in Australia by funds under advice and one of the largest listed wealth management providers." ...

US bond market says not yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... simply let it happen. The bond market knows this. Despite the 'scary' 2.0% fall in the S&P last Thursday, you have to go the third decimal point to see any movement in the yield on 10-year US benchmark Treasuries - up to 2.559% from 2.557% the day prior ...

Super fund trustees say manager fees too high

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... super fund investment professionals, chief executives and trustees - at the Frontier Advisors annual conference. Almost a third of investors believed there were too many fund managers in the Australian market and expected the number to drop over the ...

Vision Super appoints first independent director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... Growth Fund Limited and Catholic Church Insurance Limited. On the wider question of whether the government will mandate the third independent trustees rule, Rowe was circumspect: "I haven't got a view on the rights or wrongs of it. We'll just wait for ...

MetLife refocuses on middle classes with direct distribution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
Based on the way global insurers are increasingly looking to the direct market to boost sales in developed economies, the way insurance is distributed in Australia looks set for a shake-up. In the past week it was widely reported across the Americas ...

AIA hybrid commission strategy pays off

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... upfront commission for new hybrid business policies submitted in the first year, 87.5% in the second year and 85% in the third year. It also offers advisers an extra 10% commission on all new policies submitted in the first year, 7.5% in the second year ...

ASX agrees to changes after ASIC review

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... corresponding responses within its complaints handling system. ASIC has also asked the ASX to focus on the processes of third-party vendors' and vendor quality assurance practices when estimating the cost and duration of new projects. A spokesperson ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... session on Wall Street led by corporate giants Apple and Facebook. A strong demand for iPhones in China lifted Apple fiscal third quarter profits up by 11.6 per cent and helped the computing giant gain 2.6 per cent on the Nasdaq. But despite ongoing ...