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Soros family office buys into Man United

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
George Soros has taken a 7.85% stake in Manchester United through his family office investment arm, Quantum Partners. News of the purchase surfaced yesterday after the Financial Times cited a filing with the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
The Australian share market was relatively flat in early afternoon trade as falls by several large companies caused by dividend payouts offset other gains. At 1245 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.3 points, or 0.05 per cent, at ...

New property securities head for CFSGAM

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
Stephen Hayes has been appointed head of Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) property securities. Hayes is returning to CFSGAM after leaving in 2006 to establish Perennial Real Estate Investments, a joint venture with Perennial Investment ...

APA, HDF tug-o-war continues

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
The tussle over Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF) continues, after the APA group again raised its bid for the infrastructure fund. Rival bidder Pipeline Partners Australia (PPA) now has until midnight tomorrow (Tuesday) to better APA's offer. ...

FPA to push advice via social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
The FPA has launched a social media heavy campaign as part of its 12th Financial Planning Week. The move is part of a push by the FPA to increase the profile of financial advice and augment the number of Australians who access the advice service. The ...

China FDI flow slows, and?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
Don't look now but fresh bad news has just come out of China. This time, however, there was not that "sky is falling" feeling that populates cyberspace each time Chinese economic updates disappoint market expectation. Sure there were the obligatory ...

Vision Super issues shortfall liability notices

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
Local Victorian councils have received notification of the individual liabilities they face to cover the $400 million shortfall on a Vision Super defined benefit scheme. Each local authority's liability is determined on the number of active members ...

MySuper Bill could expose individual trustees to legal action

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Superannuation reforms could leave individual trustees open to litigation, causing a group of representative bodies to write to the Federal Government to voice their concerns. In a joint submission, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

APA ups HDF offer

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
The APA group has raised its offer for the Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund after it was granted due-diligence access to the fund's books earlier this week. This ups the ante on the battle for the infrastructure fund, which is also subject to takeover ...

Super funds urged to include macro-level ESG principles

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
Institutional investors are increasingly demanding that Environmental, Social and Governance principles be considered in mandate design - and it needs to be from a macro-level, said Solaris Investment Management. "Several of Solaris' institutional clients ...