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$10bn in Asia M&A deals so far in 2012

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... sectors accounted for 54% of potential M&A activity. Financial services acquisitions claimed fifth place. Just over one-third of all these opportunities were in China. Financial advisory firms involved in the most M&A transactions were HSBC, Maybank ...

SWFs jump 16% to $4.62tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... equity. Venture funds are the next most popular fund type, with 59% expressing an interest in funds of this type. Almost one-third of SWFs using pooled managers use multi-manager arrangements, noted Preqin. While the US and Canada are where most of the ...

Currencies dominate CFDs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
Currencies dominated first quarter trading in CFDs, according to one provider, with a third of traders focused on the Aussie dollar. Research from Capital CFDs has shown AUD/USD remains the most popular contract for difference (CFD) followed by EUR/USD ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... outdoor media assets. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed lower after a rise in domestic job advertisements for the third straight month failed to offset disappointing US employment figures. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 27.5 points ...

Planner annuity interest climbs

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... revealed in a new planner survey. Key findings within the Investment Trends December 2011 Retirement Planner Report found a third of planners used annuities in 2011, although half are considering to do so in 2012. The report, based on a survey of 1,027 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... Australian market to consolidate this afternoon following falls in the Australian dollar. The Australian dollar fell about a third of a cent in morning trade after disappointing trade figures. "It's (the market's) well supported in this region and the ...

No QE, not bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
Guess we're no longer BFF (best friends forever) with Ben. No sir, not after he quashed everyone's hopes that QE the third is about to sail. How could you do this to us BFF? It's all over the headlines: "U.S. Stocks Fall as Fed Minutes Damp Stimulus ...

J.P. Morgan wins four super fund mandates

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
J.P. Morgan WSS will provide end-to-end third party derivatives collateral management for four super funds including AustralianSuper, as it completes a $30 million technology investment program for institutional clients. J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities ...

Business continues to resist 12pct SG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... does not deal with the fundamental issue that you're increasing a permanent payroll tax on Australia's employers by one-third, from 9% of payroll to 12% of payroll. So six increases over seven years doesn't mean it becomes affordable, it actually means ...

Platform FUM plummets by $16.5bn

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
Platform funds under management nosedived $16.5bn over the year to December 2011, under pressure from volatile markets. The overall Masterfund market now sits at $411.3bn according to new data from Plan For Life, which was broken down into wraps, platforms ...