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Scam artists impersonate ASIC and MoneySmart

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and MoneySmart. ASIC said the confidence tricksters are calling up from offshore telling unsuspecting consumers that their banks, credit unions, or building societies have overcharged them, and requesting ...

IFM's FUM surges by 34% on global support

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... more than double the asset growth of the overall Australian superannuation market. The fund manager reported a growth in offshore fundraising, reaching almost $2 billion in the North American and European markets. "A key feature of the past year has ...

A-REITS rewarded for cleaning up act

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... health in A-REIT finances. "The global quest for yield in a low interest rate environment has had quite an impact, with offshore and local investors attracted to the sector by the strong distribution rate," Lonsec senior investment analyst Peter Green ...

Super pioneer advances innovative infra funding model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... must scale back according to a fixed formula," Weaven said. If the deal is undersubscribed, then the manager could go to offshore clients. If it is still undersubscribed, they could go back to the government. Weaven said this model could quadruple the ...

Former Macquarie exec to head up EFIC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... Andrew Mohl said. "He has had a career spanning almost 23 years in financial services, with significant experience in offshore markets and in structuring credit transactions." Hunter succeeds current managing director and chief executive Angus Armour ...

US delays tax avoidance law by 6 months

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
The US Treasury Department has postponed a new law designed to crack down on offshore tax avoidance by US citizens by six months. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FACTA) requires foreign banks, insurance companies and asset managers to report ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... viewed as a correction from Wednesday's 1.8 per cent plunge that wiped more than $23 billion in value from the market. Offshore leads were mixed with Wall St posting modest gains in a shortened session ahead of the US Independence Day holiday. But, European ...

Challenger stages lifetime annuities comeback

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... The company's newly established Aligned Investments business division arranged for coinvestment in the centres by an offshore institutional investor looking for a local partner with strong dealflow and "skin in the game", Benari explained. "The more ...

Charter Hall acquires Bankwest head office

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... whole complex," Charter Hall joint managing director David Harrison said. "It was a highly competitive process with many offshore and local groups competing to secure this trophy asset," CBRE executive managing director Scott Gray-Spencer said.

Magellan eyes sophisticated investors with new fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... up to 50% in cash, versus a maximum of 20% cash of the Global Fund. Casarotti said the new fund came after demand from offshore investors. Magellan is launching a hedged global fund that will complement the current unhedged Global Fund The asset manager ...