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Low cost pensions to shake-up UK market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
The UK pension fund market is in for a shake-up with a new breed of low cost operators entering the fray with fees from 0.3% pa plus a weekly admin charge. Attracting their interest is that the UK is already the world's largest annuity market, accounting ...

Facebook IPO price raises queries on value

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... expensive valuation considering the company is going to be valued at $100bn plus and current profitability is $1b," said Alex Barbi, fund manager for Platinum Asset Management's International Technology Fund. "Despite the pop of product, with more than ...

10m Aussies 'Like' Facebook

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
A new survey reveals 50% of Americans think Facebook is just a passing fad, but don't tell that to the 10 million Australians that use it, making Australia on a per capita basis one of Facebook's best markets. According to telephone survey of 1004 American ...

Asian private equity grows rapidly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
Economic global weight shifting towards Asia is being accompanied by rapid development in the Asian private equity market. The sector is estimated at about $50 billion, and after several years of falls appears to now be regrouping and climbing up from ...

My Public Accountant goes live

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
In one of the most innovative developments by a professional association, the 20,000-strong Institute of Public Accountants is repackaging its professional member services in a move it expects will transform how public accountants connect with their ...

Australia's finely balanced $376bn budget

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
Australia's $376 billion government budget announced last night included a forecast $1.5 billion surplus in 2012-13 that will increase steadily to $7.5 billion over the next four years. This turnaround in Australia's fiscal position is remarkable given ...

Securities lending is not short selling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
Securities lending is a legitimate market activity for asset owners looking to lower their net trading costs, and it should not be confused with short selling. Securities lending is so mainstream that most exchanges around the world consider it to be ...

Trustee reforms risk being neutered

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
Speculation is growing that superannuation minister Bill Shorten will announce reforms to the operation of trustee boards, but if the reforms don't take account of trustee companies the reforms will be toothless. The Australian Financial Review and ...

Governance Australia's best export to Asia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
Creating opportunities for Australia's economic integration with Asia is not just about exporting commodities but sharing expertise in value adds like governance and sophisticated services. Bandid Nijathaworn, former deputy governor of the Bank of Thailand ...

Speculation grows on super tax breaks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
Two days after opposition Treasurer Joe Hockey said in a landmark interview that Australia needs to end its cult of welfare entitlement, speculation is rising the government is considering a clampdown on untargeted superannuation tax concessions. On ...