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Sun setting on the Land of the Rising Sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012

Barclays chief resigns

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has resigned after coming under fire from both politicians and regulators in the wake of the Libor interest rate fixing scandal. In stepping down, Diamond said the "external pressure placed on Barclays has reached ...

UK launches bank probe amid Libor scandal

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a full parliamentary inquiry into the British banking sector in the wake of a rate fixing scandal that has already claimed the scalp of Barclays chairman Marcus Agius. A bipartisan committee will hear ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a mixed performance on Wall Street overnight after news that manufacturing contracted for the first time in almost three years, raising concerns the United States has joined a global industrial ...

AMP infra fund buys into Indian energy

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
The AMP Capital Asian Giants Infrastructure Fund has acquired a significant minority stake in Indian clean energy company Shalivahana Green Energy Limited for approximately US$29 million. Based in Hyderabad India, Shalivahana Green Energy Limited (SGEL) ...

AIA partners with AGI

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... organisations are constantly looking for the next differentiator to add value to members," said John Felsch, principal at AGI. Granting access to wholesale rates for comprehensive insurance has the potential to save SMSF investors up to 25% on standard ...

Agile, flexible portfolios big winners for instos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Investors will need to move quickly in 2012 as macroeconomic factors significantly impact investment outcomes, according to Mercer's outlook on the coming year. Portfolio flexibility and real-time governance models will be key to better results for ...

Congressmen agitate for US transaction tax

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
Two US Congressional Democrats have announced they will again present legislation to introduce a US transaction tax modelled on the European transaction tax that is already set to take effect from 2014. Senator Tom Harkin and Congressman Peter DeFazio ...

Dissident investors could prompt REIT revival

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
Corporate merger and acquisition activity could be set to spark the Australian REITs sector back to life as investors act to realise the value of net tangible assets (NTA). A-REITs continue to trade at an NTA discount with the sector still recovering ...

Charter Hall battling hedge funds over office REIT

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
Superannuation funds could have a say in the future of Charter Hall Office REIT's $2 billion Australian portfolio if a trio of US hedge funds continues to agitate for a sale. Charter Hall Office REIT has confirmed that it will sell 100 per cent of the ...