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Global private equity firms invest in OzForex

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
... presidents, George Bush Snr. and George W. Bush, have previously served as advisors to Carlyle, while former UK Prime Minister John Major and Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra have also been involved with the company.

Ireland gives in to EU bailout

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
The Irish government has finally caved into the pressure and requested assistance from the European Union and IMF to solve its fiscal crisis and enable it to prop up its ailing banks. The Guardian newspaper reported that Ireland would receive a,-70 ...

Shareholder activism at the Future Fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
The increasingly activist approach of the Future Fund has been further reinforced after it voted against all three resolutions proposed at the Telstra AGM on Friday. The fund's board of governors voted against a proposal to appoint Nora Scheinkestel ...

Shareholders vent fury over exec pay

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
The deep wounds caused by the GFC to investors are a long way from healing, with shareholder resentment over executive pay packets still at an all-time high. Despite a surging share price and strong business performance in the last financial year, shareholders ...

Market Wrap - Morning

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
The Australian market is receiving strong, positive leads as offshore trading continues on Friday morning, with Wall Street's and Europe's key indices substantially higher, as are precious and base metals and oil. On the ASX24 at 0627 AEDT, the December ...

Direct property makes a comeback

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
A number of super funds including Professional Associations Super, Asset Super, Sunsuper and AustralianSuper have added their exposure to direct property in recent months, Rainmaker research shows. Direct property is back en vogue as investors look ...

When Irish eyes are frowning

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
Local fixed interest managers are positioning their portfolios carefully to avoid the Irish fiscal hangover and to exploit opportunities. The European sovereign debt crisis, which has been bubbling under the surface for months now, has resurfaced and ...

ISN renews push for 12pc SG

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
The Industry Super Network (ISN) has reiterated its call for the superannuation guarantee (SG) to be lifted to 12 per cent, and is hopeful the policy will receive unanimous approval in parliament. "There is broad community agreement in favour (of 12 ...

Perpetual FUM stable despite KKR bid

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
Investors have shrugged off uncertainty surrounding Perpetual Investments' future, with the company reporting that its clients have kept their money with the manager despite a takeover approach last month. In a statement to the ASX yesterday, Perpetual ...

Fin services execs earn big bucks

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
The financial services industry's top executives continue to be among the best paid professionals, according to the Australian Financial Review's latest executive salary review. Alongside the usual suspects - including chief executives of the big 4 ...