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Variety of strategies needed for all-weather outperformance

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... rest from the internet," continued Lowenstein. The single biggest position in the fund, which is currently invested in securities in 11 countries, is in Japanese drug stores. Lowenstein explains that this is both a play on the ageing population in Japan ...

Yuan to float free, in our dreams

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013

ASIC takes aim at charitable investment funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a consultation paper proposing changes to existing exemptions for charities that raise investment funds. The proposed changes will affect approximately 200 charitable investment ...

The Trust Company rules out EQT takeover

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... asset manager's offer was "superior" to a counter bid from Equity Trustees (EQT). In an announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), The Trust Company said: "After careful consideration, and after having taken advice from Flagstaff Partners ...

PIPA suspends Money Choice director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... suspended Money Choice director Matthew George after it was found he had failed to comply with credit laws. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) last week banned George from engaging in credit activities for eight years. He also ...

MoneySmart list of unlicensed companies approaches 700

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
The number of unlicensed companies listed on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)'s online financial literacy website, MoneySmart, has grown to 696. China Environment Group Limited (CEG), based in the British Virgin Islands, has ...

Planner numbers drop on FoFA changes

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... research Andrew Keevers said. For example AAA Financial Intelligence which had its license revoked by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in February this year, had 186 advisers Keevers said. According to the research AMP Financial ...

It doesn't compute

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... Williams: "It's clear that the labor market has improved since September" that "we could reduce somewhat the pace of our securities purchases, perhaps as early as this summer" and stop purchases later this year. Plosser: "I don't have strong views on ...

ASIC sends warning to property spruikers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has revoked the credit licence of Money Choice Pty Ltd after an investigation found the company had failed to comply with credit laws. The Melbourne-based company's director, Matthew George ...

ASIC drops charges against Westpoint directors

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... Rundle have collapsed after the regulator discovered a surprise document, two weeks into the trial. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) said it had disclosed the document as soon as it emerged it in accordance with its "procedural ...