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Demand for industrial property exceeds expectations

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... for Charter Hall, Ross Victor, said that DIF2 was well supported across private banks, wealth divisions, licensees, and major platforms, including BT Wrap, Asgard, North, AMP Personalised Portfolio Service, Macquarie Wrap and Netwealth. "It was exciting ...

Industry funds and corporates must talk more: Sherry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
Corporate boards and fund managers need to better understand how industry superannuation funds arrive at share voting decisions, according to former Labor minister for superannuation Nick Sherry. With this aim in mind, Citi, where Sherry is now senior ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... of the state of the US economy and could have a bearing on when the Federal Reserve winds down its stimulus. Locally, no major economic news is expected on Tuesday. In equities news, BHP Billiton and Oil Search are expected to post quarterly production ...

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STAFF WRITERS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we ask a selection of major financial planning groups what they are doing to stay ahead of the curve, what Cbus' referral deal with the FPA means, review how the AFA conference went, assess Senator Sinodinos' ...

Industry Funds Management name change

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... Management (IFM) has changed its name to IFM Investors. The organisation was founded over 20 years ago and is owned by 30 major superannuation funds. It invests its $48 billion funds under management on behalf of five million Australian superannuation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... way the market plays it over the coming days," he said. The gains were widespread across the market on Monday, with all major sectors recording rises. Among the miners, BHP Billiton was 32 cents higher at $36.07, Rio Tinto was up 28 cents to $63.78 and ...

While America was shuttered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
We now resume normal programming, now that the 2013 season of Washington's "when the shutdown meets the ceiling" theatre is over. Let's watch the China channel. The economy's going where PM Li likes it to be - GDP growth quickened to 7.8% in the third ...

IFM to open Tokyo office

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... an office in Tokyo to be headed up by Eddy Schipper, current executive director, business development. This is the third major announcement this month from IFM, following the formation of a new private equity team, and the expansion of their North American ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... 5,262. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases housing finance figures for August. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Friday posted its largest one-day gain in more than three months ...

TPD insurance prices up 10%

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... A Rice Warner Wholesale Insurance Market Report shows that the increase of insurance prices is likely to continue, with major insurers expected to announce higher prices in the next months. "Life insurers, superannuation funds and employers are beginning ...