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Bitcoin exchange goes live

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... trades, it said it was open to negotiation with market makers and heavy volume traders. Independent Reserve is funded by a group of private investors in Australia and Asia.

Fraser and Hewson support ANU's right to divest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
A group of investors and prominent Australians, including former prime minister Malcolm Fraser and former Liberal leader John Hewson, have signed a statement supporting the Australian National University's right to divest from companies. The statement ...

FPA appoints new CRC Chair, rolls out education standards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... overseeing the independent Committee that regulates the conduct of FPA members. She will lead the CRC which alongside a group of experienced financial planning professionals, relevant industry experts, and members of the public will uphold ethical standards ...

Instos get serious about climate change

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... introduce carbon pricing. But how serious are the instos? And if they are serious, what are they doing about it? In September, a group representing 348 of the world's largest banks, pension funds and fund managers went to New York to deliver a statement ...

Insurers worried about striking balance between claims and price

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
Life insurers think balancing rising claims with sustainable premiums for members is the greatest challenge that the sector is facing at the moment, an AIA Australia survey has found. Most superannuation fund and insurance companies' execs and employees ...

Don't ditch the RET, instos tell Abbott

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
A group of Australia's biggest institutional investors has written an open letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott calling on him to maintain the Renewable Energy Target (RET). The call came from the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), a body which ...

Alibaba co-founder tops China rich list

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma has become China's richest person with a net worth of US$25 billion, according to a new survey. Ma, who founded the Chinese e-commerce giant from his apartment, reached the top of the wealth list by Hurun Report for first ...

Trilogy Funds makes $9m property investment

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
Property fund manager Trilogy Funds will buy an $8.95 million commercial property in Melbourne's north-west. 271-279 Robinsons Road in Ravenhall was constructed in 2011 by Pellicano Group as part of their northwest Orbis Business Park. The three-level ...

Global investors call for action on climate change

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... governments they are ready to play their part in the transition to a low carbon economy, but they need governments to help them. A group of 348 institutional investors worth more than US$24 trillion - including the world's largest fund manager BlackRock ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
The share market is lower as investors practice caution ahead of the latest economic data from China. Most sectors of the market were lower, although the big mining companies were higher, despite further falls in the price of iron ore. CMC Markets sales ...