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Listed fund's shareholders approve merger

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
Listed investment fund WAM Capital (ASX code: WAM) yesterday announced to the market that its shareholders had overwhelmingly approved a proposed merger with rival Premium Investors Limited (ASX code: PRV). Both companies had unveiled merger plans on ...

Obama re-election to boost healthcare and banking stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... George Boubouas says that even a partial resolution on the fiscal cliff would be supportive of risk assets moving towards year end.

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... will allow the government to move on fixing the extremely austere "fiscal cliff" legislation that comes into play at year end. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets closed higher in cautious trading as investors await the outcome of the US presidential ...

China FDI flow slows, and?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... FDI inflows totalled US$667 billion in the first seven months of the year, with only less than five months to go before year end, it's looking unlikely that it can meet that magic US$120 bil. Data from the past two years showed that China managed to ...

The QE Paradox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... unlikely. Now how could some of our economists still justify their calls for the unemployment rate to rise to 5.5% by year end and this will prompt the RBA to cut rates again? How? How? How? Is this another paradox or what? If the appreciating A$ is ...

Is this the crisis moment?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... party preparing to renegotiate for less austerity. Away from Europe, America could be heading into a "fiscal cliff" by year end and China is reportedly cooking its books to show that its economy is growing more than it is. The bad news are all out there ...

Life risk inflows up 10.4pct

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
Life insurance risk inflows increased by more than 10% in 2011, with new premium sales up 17% as virtually all companies experienced growth in risk business, according to new figures from Plan for Life. The rise took total inflows to $10.3bn across ...

Trust Company focuses on regional integration

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
The Trust Company has announced annual results of a 12% increase in reported Net Profit After Tax to $12.6 million, with regional integration to be a focus for the coming year. The company declared a fully franked final dividend of 18 cents per share ...

Ecofin Australia wins sustainable mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... Australia will continue to seek further cornerstone investors for the Ecofin Global Efficiency Fund, targeting $50m FUM by year end, and will look to grow the team as appropriate. "Efficient management of resources, adaptation to the effects of climate ...

Take advantage of current concessional caps: OnePath

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... higher threshold from July 1." In light of this, Lowe said it was an opportune time, with still three months to go until year end, for advisers to urge clients to take advantage of "what might be the last year of the higher limit in its current form". ...