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Falkiner poised for retail growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2007
... ultimately, Warwick's investment in the business is a private investment. I like the idea that I've got an individual, not a corporate," Falkiner said. Malcolm McComas, investment banker and director at Grant Samuel, has also been appointed non-executive ...

China's pension to dwarf Australia

MICHAEL HOBBS AND CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2007
It will take China some ten to twelve years to match the size of Australia's $1.3 trillion plus funds management industry but once it does, China's pension industry will "rocket past ours", according to Peter Promnitz, head of Asia Pacific for Mercer ...

India: a country within a country

ALEX DUNNIN REPORTING FROM MUMBAI AND NEW DELHI AT THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... becoming much more lasse faire," said M N Chaini, vice president of the Indian Merchant's Chamber who is also president of corporate affairs for Reliance Industries, one of India's leading diversified company groups. This new capitalist orientation has ...

Future fund appoints another private equity expert

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... Byrom will report to head of private markets Gary Gabriel. Byrom has more than 12 years experience in private equity and corporate finance, having previously held roles at the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, ANZ private equity, Ernst & Young and SG ...

Bombay Stock Exchange leads governance reforms

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
... "was we moved so quickly because our foreign investors were being disadvantaged due to time zone differences." The BSE corporate governance measures are also on par with or exceed developed world measures. "We have a system for handling investor complaints ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
... 2,622.86. LONDON - UK stocks ended down as credit fears dragged banking shares into the red despite a flurry of mixed corporate updates. The FTSE 100 lost 72.5 points to 6,359.6. FRANKFURT - The DAX index fell 116.08 points to 7,667.03. PARIS - The CAC-40 ...

Fund managers must raise benchmarks

... shareholder activism of actively managed funds, such as Integrity, that ensures the investors get the best price for corporate deals. "Here's an interesting point to contemplate, if the whole market was run by passive managers or passive investors, the ...

Investec backs MainstreamBPO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
... looked forward to leveraging MainstreamBPO's expertise. "With over 90 per cent of industry funds and 60 per cent of corporate funds outsourcing their superannuation administration, this acquisition is very strategic for MainstreamBPO," Taylor said. Mark ...

Centric Wealth appoints new directors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
... said. Centric Wealth has more than $5.9 billion in assets under advice providing financial planning, risk insurance, corporate benefit service, lending, and accounting services through its 69 advisers.

Takeover merchants

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
... Blackstone has admitted it is now facing "more challenging financing conditions". Cheap credit previously used to fund corporate shopping sprees is harder to come by as sub-prime continues to impact credit markets especially in the US where the damage ...