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Dressing the windows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
Is she? Was she? Who did it? Poor Frau no deal "as long as I live" Angie babe. My apologies, this is a very nasty thing to even contemplate but just try and put two and two together - last night's equity markets rally and yesterday's statement by the ...

UHNWs target PE, commodities, real estate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... Investors has released the results of an investment tracking survey that says commodities, real estate and private equity are the top investment choices among ultra high net worth families in 2012. "This year's data reinforced the investment trends we ...

Philanthropy needs simpler support: Perpetual Private

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
Philanthropic giving in the last few years has been undervalued in Australia because of a disproportionate focus on tax structures and increased regulation on charitable vehicles such as private ancillary funds. Andrew Thomas, general manager - philanthropy ...

Towers Watson's clients top $15bn in Smart Beta

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Towers Watson's institutional investment clients have allocated over $15 billion to Smart Beta solutions in the past five years. Smart Beta, which is actually hybrid of beta and alpha strategies, is an approach that uses a selection of analytical tools ...

BRIC slows on Europe woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... to do more. Indian rates are lower by 50 bps and earlier this month, the Peoples Bank of China reduced rates by 25 bps on top of chopping the reserve requirement ratio last March, February and December last year. Please join me in wishing and hoping ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... $US1.2644 late on Friday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets surged and the euro rose after pro-austerity parties came out on top in Greek elections, easing but not ending concerns over whether the country will stay in the single currency. The results ...

Investment grade wine attracts global wealth

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... Ricardo. "This constraint primarily is a result of the restrictive classification system and zoning laws imposed upon the top producers in Bordeaux and Burgundy." Demand is also rising, driven largely by private wealth originating in China, Russia and ...

CBA renames corporate super fund

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... where we come from," said Carmichael. The $7 billion Commonwealth Bank Group Super is one of the largest and consistently top performing corporate funds in Australia, reveals research from Rainmaker. Membership is available to current CBA employees (and ...

HSBC invests $100m in water

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... Group has announced a five-year global investment of $100 million in water following findings that by 2050 the GDP of the top 10 river basins will exceed that of the USA, Japan and Germany combined. A new report commissioned by HSBC from Frontier Economics ...

Volatility hits managed funds despite March boost

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... particularly in regard to the Eurozone debt crises and the massive but still unresolved US budget deficits." NAB/MLC now ranks at the top of market share with 2.7% annual growth to $29.5bn, pushing AMP down a notch after negative growth of 16.1% across ...