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India: a country within a country

ALEX DUNNIN REPORTING FROM MUMBAI AND NEW DELHI AT THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... faire," said M N Chaini, vice president of the Indian Merchant's Chamber who is also president of corporate affairs for Reliance Industries, one of India's leading diversified company groups. This new capitalist orientation has unleashed a private sector ...

Tassies downsize to upsize retirement

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
... left over to fund a comfortable retirement if your superannuation nest egg is not sufficient," he said. Davy said the reliance on the family home as retirement savings is not a particularly good strategy. The best retirement solution, he said, is to ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
... Gold holdings fell because of sales by two euro zone central banks. In investment news, India's largest mutual fund, Reliance Capital Asset Management Ltd, launched an exchange-traded fund that would invest in physical gold. NYMEX January platinum closed ...

Russell wins record $1.2bn mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
... of a rapidly changing investment landscape with member choice, sweeping changes to retirement regulations and greater reliance on investment diversification so it makes sense for us to outsource to Russell," Ramwell said. Stephen Roberts, managing director ...

The miseducation on research

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
... regulators. "Researchers cannot conduct full due diligence or exhaustive audits on managers and their products. Therefore, much reliance is necessarily placed on management interrogation, including capacity, track record, governance and public documents ...

Stable funds bad defaults: ICI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
... because they reallocate investors' assets automatically as they age - more equity exposure for younger investors, more reliance on bonds for older ones."

Economic round-up: A greener shade of dirty

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2007
... Europeans pay through their power and other bills. The overall irony here is that while China obviously needs to reduce its reliance on dirty fuels, most developed nations rely heavily on China for manufactured goods. So while we hold our noses and point ...

Risk awareness up, costs down: Aon

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
... Risk Survey, which covered 290 businesses across Australia and New Zealand, identified systems risk, due to increasing reliance on technology, and human resources concerns as the other top risks nominated by executives this year. The industry's recent ...

Time for Aussies to go global with property: APN

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2007
... which like Australia is a mature property market. Add to this greater risk due to higher gearing levels and a higher reliance on corporate earning amongst local LPT's, and you have a sound argument for diversifying into offshore structures. "Diversification ...

Charles River key IT for Islamic funds

... one of the fastest growing industry in the world. "As demand for Shari'ah funds grow, our clients are increasing their reliance on these tools to create and manage funds that comply with stated guidelines and compete with mainstream products," said Cameron ...