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Trick or treat?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
We're back on the taper-go-round saddle Virginia. Would the Fed allow the green shoots of a December taper to grow roots - and again permeate to every nook and cranny of economics and finance -- and then treat us with a taper not as it did in September? ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
The Australian market has opened lower following falls in US stocks after the Federal Reserve hinted at when it may start to unwind its stimulus program. While the Fed's $US85 billion-a-month bond-purchase program stays in play for now, predictions ...

Magellan High Conviction fund 'Recommended' by Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
The Magellan High Conviction Fund has received a 'Recommended' rating from Zenith. Managed by Hamish Douglass, the fund provides investors with a highly concentrated exposure to the international equity market. It was launched in July 2013. The fund ...

Record dry powder levels in unlisted infra funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
Unlisted infrastructure funds worldwide have a record combined total of $93 billion in dry powder primed to invest in infrastructure assets, according to alternatives researcher Preqin. The figure represents a 33% increase compared to the $70 billion ...

DNR gets $200m IOOF mandate

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
Australian equities fund manager Dalton Nicol Reid's flagship fund has won a $200 million mandate from IOOF's multi-manager fund, IOOF Multi-Mix. The flagship Australian Equities High Conviction Portfolio recently received a 'Recommended' rating from ...

Law firm questions CBA compensation for Nguyen victims

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
Law firm Maurice Blackburn has questioned Commonwealth Bank's compensation to clients affected by inappropriate advice within the bank's financial planning unit given by adviser Don Nguyen. In a submission to the Senate inquiry on the performance of ...

OS property no place for risk taking

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
As institutional investor interest turns global, a major property manager has cautioned that international property markets are no place for increased risk taking. Christopher Andrews, head of client relationships and marketing at M&G Real Estate, said ...

CBA could face legal action over Operation Lantern

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) may have broken the law when commissioning a security firm to conduct Operation Lantern, a surveillance operation on anti-banking lobbyist Michael Fraser. Fraser was followed and photographed by private investigators from ...

ASIC concedes Trio ringleader investigation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has been forced to concede defeat in its pursuit of the alleged ringleader of the Trio/Asterra collapse. ASIC had previously acknowledged that bringing a strong enough case against Jack Flader ...

Savings trap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... means home sales started in falling in June. Exactamondo! That's the month after the Fed taper speculations started on 22 May - and interest rates (along with mortgage rates) started rising. That's why it's good data. Taper off. If US interest rates ...