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Punishing Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... started with Georgia in 2008, doing it now in Ukraine, tomorrow... ??? I don't think he even blinked at the Russian stock market's 11% drop overnight or the impact on Russia's already slowing economy of the Russian Central Bank's decision to lift interest ...

UBS and Grocon announce joint venture

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... forms part of our strategy to strengthen our real estate presence in the APAC region and specifically in the Australian market," Fraser said. "Securing a partnership with one of Australia's most prominent developers will allow us to bring the best development ...

RFM tangled up on wine, chicken and almond saga

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... Services, which has clients in tailored combinations of all three funds. "If RiverBank is listed, it will be subject to market forces, whereas now our unitholders can rely on a steady income," Segue portfolio manager deLancey Worthington told Financial ...

Claims surge forces insurer to increase pricing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... Protection relationship manager Sandy MacLeod told Financial Standard. A UK-listed company, Beazley entered the Australian market by acquiring Australian Income Protection, which now operates under Beazley's umbrella. Through Australian Income Protection ...

CIO exit forces Bedlam closure

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... visited in March that Bedlam was seizing on the opportunity posed by the soft-closure of a number of top-performing emerging market equity funds to attract Australian superannuation clients. The story serves to remind investors of the risk of a key person ...

Niche super funds cooperate to avoid merging

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... Super and Mercy Super, to get a better custody deal. But Corcoran said Club Super is looking at additional ways of joining forces with other small funds. "We have also facilitated discussions with other funds to see if economies can be achieved in other ...

Tyndall AM joins forces with large UK fund house

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013

State Street wins three-fund custody contract

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... process. The funds, QIEC Super, Club Super and Mercy Super combined their funds under management rather than going to the market individually to look for more competitive terms from potential custodians, according to a spokesperson. "Our total funds ...

While America was shuttered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... depreciation should be good for economic growth. It should help improve Indian exporters' competitiveness in the world market - the main reason for the RBA's wish for a cheaper Australian dollar, the PBOC controlling the yuan's appreciation and, the ...

New adviser service speeds up dealer group creation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... Mark Euvrard said. "The vision of Libertas is to allow advisers with similar interests and marketplace offering to join forces and operate under a dealer group that is specifically focused on their very unique needs and requirements." The service also ...