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Older investors dumping equities

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
Investor sentiment measured by actual investment decisions of managed funds investors continues to be weak despite other recent survey-based results suggesting an uplift, said Colonial First State Global Asset Management. The CFS-UWA Business School ...

Super funds drive M5 infra investment deal

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
Several superannuation funds will help finance the widening of Sydney's M5 motorway through investment in the road's operator Interlink Roads Pty Ltd. Financial Standard understands that the finance will be provided by AMP capital, Industry Funds management ...

UHNWs target PE, commodities, real estate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
The Institute for Private 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 ...

YBR hires EX-AFS chief

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
Yellow Brick Road has appointed Ex-Australian Financial Services chief executive Peter Daly as head of its financial advice arm. Yellow Brick Road (YBR) said that the appointment is in line with plans to expand its financial advice capabilities, and ...

Perpetual to slash 40% of workforce

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
Fund manager Perpetual has forecast a full year profit slide and announced pay cuts for its board as it begins a major restructure that will see it shed 40% of its workforce. Perpetual chief executive Geoff Lloyd said that after an "honest look" at ...

AEI shareholders fight off board changes

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
Australian Ethical Investment Limited shareholders have voted to reject all resolutions put to a general meeting called by a small group of shareholders who attempted to gain control of the board. Financial Standard understands the flashpoint was caused ...

ILB protect fixed-income: HSBC

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
Inflation linked bonds should remain part of any long term investor's arsenal because over the long term they have proven to be an effective way to hedge against inflation regardless the current short term trend to low inflation or institutional investors ...

Vic to issue bonds to plug VisionSuper DB deficit

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Victorian councils will fund a deficit uncovered in a Vision Super defined benefit fund through a special purpose bond issue backed by the state government. The Melbourne-based industry super fund, which manages funds on behalf of public sector employees ...

Foreign MIS tax legislation delayed

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Federal government plans to raise the tax rate on managed investment schemes have been delayed after the proposal was pulled from a bill before parliament yesterday. The measure proposed to double the rate from 7.5% to 15%, forcing assistant treasurer ...

110 years prison for ex-SIB chief

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
In one of the most extreme prison sentences of its type, the former Chairman of Stanford International Bank has been sentenced to 110 years imprisonment in the US for orchestrating a 20-year fraud scheme in which he misappropriated $7 billion. Evidence ...