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Cash in on overseas asset offload

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... assets that will be sold at a very attractive price, and the question is, will Australian institutions be there as a net buyer?" But the catch: "you'd better have people on the ground; good deals don't travel," said Azelby. Parachuting people in to find ...

We're not obsolete: Brokers defend their patch

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
Despite a flurry of recent mergers, courtesy of reduced appetite for equities, regulatory changes and market volatility, the role of Australian stock brokers is far from obsolete. That's the view of Andrew Coppin, managing director of listed broking ...

AFMA urges ASIC to focus on market risk

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
The Australian Financial Markets Association wants the Australian Securities & Investments Commission to refine its proposed approach to dark pools, claiming it would lead to better targeted regulatory intervention in the market. Dark pools are orders ...

MFOs take growth from banks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
Boutique multi-family offices are outgrowing bank-affiliated organisations worldwide, according to a Bloomberg Markets study. Of the top 10 fastest-growing firms ranked, only HSBC Private Wealth Solutions was part of a big bank with the other nine on ...

Buy-right and equity managers will deliver income

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
A growing proportion of superannuation assets being owned by retirees is re-orienting investment product design towards producing income, but delivering this in a sideways yet volatile capital market requires investment managers to change their approach. ...

Liars' Club

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
"Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue." - Billy Joel, Honesty "There won't be a GST under the government I lead" promised Johnny Howard before being elected prime minister of Australia. "There won't be a carbon tax in a government I ...

Research key to Asian small caps

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
There are opportunities for investors willing to take a research-heavy approach to Asian small cap equities. "It is an area that is under researched, and nowadays when liquidity is low, there is even less broker coverage," said Douglas Loh, chief operating ...

Buyer's market for planning businesses: Radar Results

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... previously high rates," he said. "With easier lending criteria and more sellers coming into the market, it's becoming a buyer's market. Basically buyers have more stock to choose from." A survey earlier this year by Radar Results on the acquisition of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
The Australian sharemarket was more than 1% higher at noon following gains on US and European markets and strong performances from resource and energy stocks. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 52.8 points, or 1.29 per cent ...

Perpetual to slash 40% of workforce

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... through the sale of PLMS will be achieved through redundancies. Financial Standard understands that negotiations with a buyer are underway. The cuts are part of a three-year program aimed at reducing costs by $50 million annually. In line with the plan ...