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Macquarie leads global infra cap raising

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
Global unlisted infrastructure capital raisings in the first half of 2013 are far ahead of the same period in 2012, and Australia's Macquarie group is leading the charge. Research by alternatives sector consulting group Preqin reveals that in the first ...

FoFA still in need of changes: industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
After the effort by the industry to comply with the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation, the organisations representing the financial services sector are asking for adjustments to FoFA. The Financial Services Council (FSC) specified that the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
Australian stocks have pulled back sharply as the volatile start to the new financial year continues. The market was more than 1.3 per cent lower in early trade on Wednesday, wiping away some of the $27 billion gains posted in the previous day's session. ...

Is that a fiscal stimulus I smell?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
Nothing to report today folks. It's one of those days in the financial markets that call for a hashtag instead. I still am a twit when it comes to twitting (or is it tweeting?) but thanks to my editor, the twit (or is it tweet?) would read something ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to follow Wall Street's downward lead and open lower, a day after rising 2.5 per cent and posting its biggest gains since October 6 2011. US stocks reversed early gains and ended lower on revived concerns about the eurozone ...

Super industry leaders weigh up Rudd's new cabinet

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
Following the announcement of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's new cabinet yesterday, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann claimed Rudd was "downgrading" the superannuation portfolio. However, Pauline Vamos, chief executive ...

The others

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
It's RBA meeting day and the overwhelming consensus is for the Australian central bank to do nothing. Seems like pretty good odds to me. No doubt the Board would be talkin' bout talks of Fed tapering and yes, the talked about again China slowing as ...

ASIC increases NTA requirements for custodians

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has introduced new regulations over the amount custodians are required to hold in net tangible assets (NTA). Under the new regulations, custodians must hold 10% of average annual revenue in ...

Platforms surpass pre-GFC levels

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
The platform market has broken funds under advice (FUA) records in the March quarter, after plunging during the global financial crisis (GFC). An uptick in investor confidence and an increase in adviser productivity could be behind the growth of the ...

Mirvac sells 50% stake in Sydney CBD office to AMP

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund (AWOF) has bought a 50% stake in the land and development of 200 George Street, in Sydney CBD from Mirvac Group (Mirvac). The AMP Capital fund has paid Mirvac $317 million for the 50% interest in the Sydney city centre ...