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Former company director pleads guilty to dishonest conduct

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... the time. Finnigan told investors that their money would be invested in shares, options, managed funds and property for returns of between 8 and 15%. It is alleged that he then deposited the money into bank accounts under his control, and used it for ...

Fine wine broker launches in Australia

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... investors alternative investment opportunities which director of Premier Grand Cru, Justin Alexander said provides better returns than other common investments vehicles. "During the Noughties, wine investment returns exceeded those of equities, commodities ...

AMP Capital rides high on global infra demand

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... corporate balance sheets and supporting yields the asset class is well positioned to provide investors stable and defensive returns despite on-going macro concerns and market volatility." According to AMP Capital, estimated spending on infrastructure ...

Social investments hinge on the right financing

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... infancy to adulthood. This will involve making sure that investable structures exist and that appropriate risk adjusted returns are available to investors," said Murphy. Christian Super has a mandate to make investments that uphold high ESG standards ...

Prime Super secures Mexican gas acquisition

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... space. "I would expect over time there will be more invested in these emerging markets due to their strong longer term returns," he said.

APRA lays plans to improve super governance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... particularly smaller funds, there are concerns around additional compliance costs and the potential implications for member returns. APRA said its emphasis is on "achieving sound prudential outcomes, without specifying or prescribing the exact manner ...

Call for realism on planner services

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... planner if deep down they are hoping for suggested investments where they can get in at the ground floor and earn fantastic returns." Instead the focus should be on making people aware of the benefits an adviser can deliver in terms of wealth protection ...

Tributes flow for governance visionary

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... issues and how they were managed really did make a difference to the performance of companies and therefore the investment returns that super funds delivered to their members." "He was also tireless in advocating that Australian institutional investors ...

Cash sector surges beyond super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... trillion, building a clear lead over the $1.4 trillion superannuation savings pool. Super fund managers hoping the strong 8.7% returns for 2010-11 would win back the confidence of their investors have, however, had their hopes dashed. Further rounds ...

UBS CEO resigns over rogue trading scandal

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... Villiger. "In the future, the Investment Bank will be less complex, carry less risk and use less capital to produce reliable returns and contribute more optimally to UBS's overall objectives." In Australia UBS Asset Management is in the process of acquiring ...