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Macquarie partners to acquire real estate sales platform

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
A consortium of investors including Macquarie subsidiaries, 77 Victoria Street Trust and Sandrift have partnered to acquire an ASX-listed real estate sales and administration platform. Pending shareholder approval, the consortium will acquire all the ...

Longevity driving interest in risk pooled products

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
A combination of longer life expectancy and poor returns from volatile markets is driving more investors to reassess their retirement and life insurance products, according to Milliman. Milliman, a global provider of actuarial products and services ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... demand - except for the very large decline in business investment - and exports that, in turn, are being buoyed by low interest rates and the "lower exchange rate since 2013". However, the RBA expects inflation to remain low for some time due to "subdued ...

Malaysia drives growth in Shariah funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... challenges, according to global research house Cerulli Associates. Shariah finance principles forbid the acceptance of interest payments for loans, have strict ethical guidelines restricting investment in alcohol and pork and do not allow for overly ...

AMP Capital urges voters to keep China fund open ahead of EGM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... value, inadequate measures implemented by the responsible entity, weak corporate governance and potential conflicts of interest." The letter concluded by saying, "We are proposing to wind up AGF because the discount has persisted for too long and the ...

PROFILE: Industry Super Australia chief economist Stephen Anthony

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... economic activities across Australia and the world are first viewed by Stephen Anthony through one lens - the national interest. It is the chief economist's view that whatever is in the national interest is generally going to be in the interest of about ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... Improvements are expected further out, supported by the Bank of Korea's surprised rate cut announcement in June. It lowered interest rates by 25 bps to a fresh record low of 1.25% on the 9th of June. However, the government remains gloomy on the country's ...

Legg Mason bond trust upgraded

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
... $US436 billion under management. The strategy invests principally in government bonds, corporate bonds and other fixed interest securities. In its fund review, Zenith noted that the trust is "one of the strongest offerings in the Australian fixed income ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of liquidated firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
... available to provide financial services and carry out supervisory arrangements; have adequate arrangements for conflicts of interest; and demonstrate adequate research has been undertaken into financial products. Under the imposed licence conditions ...

Supreme Court makes China Growth Fund EGM ruling

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... responsible entity of a managed investment scheme and its associates are unable to vote on an EGM resolution if they have an interest other than as a member. While LIM Advisors' wind-up proposal was widely publicised, AMP Capital has maintained that ...