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China trade deal must not be delayed: FSC

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Andrew Robb's China free trade deal provides vast opportunities for Australia's financial services industry. It builds on strong foundations set by former Prime Ministers Whitlam, Hawke, Howard and Gillard and puts Australia ahead of the USA, Japan  ...

Australia: which way now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
We've gone a long way, baby! A very long way... down. It seems so long ago and far away now but, it had only been less than four months when the All Ordinaries index looked set to break the 6,000-point barrier. It was only 0.8% away (45.2 points) from ...

BlackRock likes Japan, Europe

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
BlackRock Global Allocation Fund product strategist Matt Estes believes there is a lot to like about Japan and Europe when viewing markets and asset classes across the world. Speaking at a BlackRock event on Thursday, Estes said the fund - which manages ...

Henderson reveals costs of Australian acquisitions

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
Henderson Global Investors has revealed the initial costs of acquiring 90 West and two Perennial businesses in Australia. The manager's half year report shows that the total cost of acquiring the remaining 58.6% stake in 90 West was $12.2 million. Henderson ...

China FTA gives Australia "first mover advantage"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
The China Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will give Australian financial services companies a competitive edge that their peers in the United States or Japan don't have. Speaking in front of the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Treaties ...

Greece, China damage global hedge fund returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
Hedge fund returns have been hit by the Chinese market correction and by the Greek debt crisis, a global Eurekahedge report for June 2015 showed. After five months of consecutive gains, hedge funds posted their first monthly loss this year in June ...

Australian funds turning to bourgeoning Asian REITs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
A growing market and attractive returns are seeing Australian institutions take an interest in the burgeoning Asian REIT market, according to one specialist in the asset class. Before 2000 it was all but impossible to invest in real estate investment ...

LaSalle sells interest in Sydney office building

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
LaSalle Investment Management has sold its 100% interest in a Sydney office building for $91.9 million. LaSalle sold the investment property on behalf of its LaSalle Asia Opportunity Fund IV (LAOF IV) to a client of UBS Grocon. The asset was acquired ...

mFund doubles size in 6 months

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... followed by international equities, with 23 funds including global equities (18), emerging markets (2), Asia Pacific ex-Japan (2) and infrastructure (1).

Market set for a steady start

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set for a steady start to the week, as Greece and European leaders continues to work towards ending the country's debt crisis. At 0704 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down three points ...