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China's HNWs hold $1.2tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... wealthy individuals. This suggests economic stability and providing for their children's education and inheritance are their major objectives, they said. Foreign wealth managers seeking to access this capital should develop partnerships with local private ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... Company Ltd, and Oil Search Ltd hold annual general meetings. On Tuesday, the Australian share market closed lower, led by the major banks as investors sat on the sidelines ahead of the federal budget. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended 31 points lower ...

Regulators cautioned on world exchanges

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... communication between operators of the exchanges and the rule makers for exchanges is necessary as the rate of mergers is presenting major challenges. "The objective of the dialogue and cooperation should be to create a possible blueprint to guide policy ...

NGS Super merger too late for tax relief

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... for mergers of complying superannuation funds expires on September 30. "The impacts of missing the deadline should not be major if the markets continue to be strong," said Anthony Rodwell-Ball, chief executive officer, NGS Super. "It would be extremely ...

Platforms secure planners direct shares preference

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... while 34 per cent cited ease of use," said Peker. But 30 per cent of planners say they don't prefer platforms due to cost, a major barrier in terms of platform direct share offerings. Justin Delaney, head of insurance and platforms for Macquarie Adviser ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... around after a more positive open... that's where the main drag on the market is coming from at this stage." There was no major economic news causing the market to trade lower, he added. National Australia Bank led the big banks lower after falling 28 ...

UBS expanding Asian fund business

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
Colin Lunn will join UBS to lead the bank's fund administration business development out of Hong Kong, as it bids to enhance its asset services offering in the Asia Pacific region. Lunn recently resigned from HSBC, where he was head of business development ...

MLC appoints Schroders global equities manager

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... Richards. MLC said that the appointment of Armitage completes a raft of changes to its portfolio management team across the major asset classes, with Dr Susan Gosling managing asset allocation.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... make up for losses earlier this week, when fears of an economic slowdown and weaker-than-expected earnings dragged down the major stock indexes. All three ended the week down more than one per cent. LONDON - European stock markets rebounded on Friday ...

Fund managers fail to make the grade

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
Research house van Eyk says Australian Equities fund managers need to lift their game, recommending only 18 of 65 managers in its latest sector review. Just 12 core and six concentrated strategies were able to earn van Eyk's "A" rating in the Australian ...