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China no slow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... previous quarter's 9.6 per cent pace and expectations of 9.4 per cent. This translates into growth of 10.3 per cent - the fastest in three years -- for all of 2010 from 9.2 per cent in 2009. I've said many times before that what Beijing wants, Beijing ...

State Street pushes Asian Funds passport

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... superannuation funds begins to dwarf the local equity market. It would also give local fund managers the chance to tap into the fastest growing region on the planet. "It (an Asian funds passport) would help to expand the reach of Australian fund managers ...

Port of Brisbane in the hands of super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... AustralianSuper take a 10 per cent interest in the port which is located at the mouth of the Brisbane River, and is the country's fastest growing container port. AustralianSuper is also invested in Melbourne and Brisbane airports, the M5 Motorway in ...

Fed & RBA on the ball

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... it right. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' Labour Price Index surged by 1.1 per cent in the September quarter - the fastest quarterly growth since December 2008. Over the year, wages have grown by 3.5 per cent. Apart from healthy employment growth ...

Industry fund members switch to SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... say they plan to set up an SMSF when they switch. The increase should come as no surprise as SMSFs continue to be the fastest growing segment of the superannuation market. For instance, there were over 420,000 SMSFs at the end of June, according to ATO ...

Platforms control market, not advisers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... platforms back to where they were three and a half years ago. A surprise result is that corporate master trusts are now the fastest growing segment while investment platforms, which normally battle it out for fastest growth with retirement platforms ...

Unitholders approve Challenger mortgage fund restructure

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... if applications exceed 10 per cent of fund capital in any quarter. "We're confident that this proposal will ensure the fastest possible return of capital for those investors that may require it while maximising returns for those investors wishing to ...

Bad, bad day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... bite. In the UK, the Confederation of British Industry released October data showing that factory orders dropped at their fastest pace in six months. Weak economic activity in its major export market - its European neighbours - and tough fiscal austerity ...

Rise of the new rich

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... France (US$12.1 trillion), the wealthiest country in Europe. Meanwhile, Indonesia's average wealth per adult grew the fastest in the region, rising five-fold to US$1.8 trillion in a decade. Not to be outdone, Australian investors are ranked third richest ...

AMP appoints business partnership manager

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... appointment reflected AMP's commitment to supporting its expanding network of financial planners. North Queensland is one of the fastest growing areas in Australia, especially Townsville and Mackay. "In order to cater to the needs of the region, we believed ...