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Australian giving grows by $248 million

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
Tax-deductible gifts claimed by Australians in the 2010-11 tax year show a $248 million lift in philanthropy, according to an August report published by The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at Queensland University of Technology ...

Most EM currencies bounce back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
Emerging market currencies bouncing back so quickly after the US Fed reversed its signals that it would soon start tapering its economic stimulus confirms how far these markets have matured since the GFC. In May through June this year US Fed chairman ...

UK boutique joins Fidante Partners stable

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
UK-based fund manager River and Mercantile Asset Management (R&M) has entered a long-term strategic alliance with Challenger's multi-boutique division Fidante Partners. Fidante Partners' role is to help grow the global equities manager's business in ...

BNP appoints new head of APAC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
BNP Paribas Investment Partners is strengthening its business in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region with two key appointments. Ligia Torres has been appointed head of APAC and Emerging Markets for BNP. Torres was previously head of BNP Paribas Wealth Management ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
Australian shares are flat as investors stand by for unemployment data for August. The local market closed at the highest point since June 2008 on Wednesday, after posting several days of gains following a coalition election victory. But CommSec market ...

Finance industry integrity called into question

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
Financial services stakeholders have little confidence in the industry's integrity and its capacity to manage conflicts of interest, with almost a third saying that the different sectors don't operate with integrity. Financial advisers are seen to be ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
Australian shares are flat as investors stand by for unemployment data for August. The local market closed at the highest point since June 2008 on Wednesday, after posting several days of gains following a coalition election victory. But CommSec market ...

Franklin Templeton bond upgraded despite negative quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
Van Eyk has upgraded the Franklin Templeton Multisector Bond Fund from 'A' to its highest rating of 'AA' despite reporting negative returns for the June 2013 quarter. The bond fund, which invests in government, securitised and corporate debt around ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street, where stocks rose on optimism that a military strike on Syria might be avoided. At 0818 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 11 points at ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher on the first day following the federal election and after disappointing US jobs data prompted little change on Wall Street at the end of the week. The US Labor Department said the world's biggest economy ...