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A-REITS rewarded for cleaning up act

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... property funds have been rewarded for repairing their balance sheets and simplifying their capital structures with robust performance and strong inflows over the last 12-18 months, according to research house Lonsec. The Australian Real Estate Investment ...

Pengana eyes reporting season short-selling opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... overall exposure to the movement of the market is zero, and returns are completely dependent on the difference in performance between the two companies. Boustridge said reporting season presents an opportunity to short stocks likely to disappoint the ...

Standard Life Inv GARS manager in shock exit

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... capabilities has been sustained by Guy's appointment and gives us confidence that we will continue to produce strong fund performance and innovation for our clients in the future."

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... Meanwhile, the local release of production reports from miners this week continues to influence the resources sector's performance. Santos shares were down 36 cents to $13.90 after the company cut its production forecasts on Friday. BHP Billiton shares ...

Former Deutsche exec launches investment firm

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... and self-managed super funds with over $500,000 available to invest. "Cyclical investing recognises cycles of price performance over different asset classes at different points in time and this is most obvious in equities with really large price movements," ...

PIS appoints PwC as independent expert

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... of its advice audit and pre-vet functions. The order came after ASIC expressed concerns over PIS compliance and the performance of its advisers. "We have undertaken a complete redesign of our compliance processes, training, recruitment and governance ...

HNW and SMSF under ATO scrutiny

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... regulatory obligations, 1,100 more to check they comply with income tax obligations and that it will also look into the performance of 160 approved auditors. Last financial year, the Government body reviewed more than 9,000, raising $16.4 million and ...

Giant firms hold sway in infrastructure investment industry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... "However, in reality most infrastructure fund managers are relatively new to the market and cannot present a strong performance history. These inexperienced managers face a wealth of competition when marketing their products, with a large number of first-time ...

Clear as crystal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... elaboration is not elaborate enough: "...the Committee is certainly aware that very low inflation poses risks to economic performance--for example, by raising the real cost of capital investment--and increases the risk of outright deflation. Consequently ...

ASIC's powers heightened under FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... significant breaches to cancel a licence," Bird said. Bird spoke weeks after the Senate started an inquiry on ASIC's performance. The inquiry was prompted by reports that ASIC had reacted slowly to information by whistleblowers but is expected to take ...