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Indian economy accelerating/slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... settings following the conclusion of its 4 August Board meeting and this, despite government pressure for it to lower interest rates - which at 7.25% are among the highest in Asia - some more. RBI governor Raghuram Rajan explanation for maintaining interest ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... Wednesday, the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Services Index (PSI) is due out and the ANZ has its monthly interest rate review. The CAPA Corporate Travel & Airport Innovation Summit continues in Sydney while the Financial Services ...

Advisers looking to offer MDA services

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
... inflows and support for the 2016 financial year," said MGP chief executive David Heather. "There's definitely a lot of interest in managed accounts across the advisory market but particularly from the independent financial advisory segment," he added. ...

FEATURE: Custody under review

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
Custodians are a vital organ for super funds and asset managers. Darren Snyder explores the trillion-dollar industry. The $2.6 trillion Australian custody market has been highly active during the past 18 months and continues to be watched as several ...

Equip appoints digital specialist to board

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... directors was recognition of the need to secure the appropriate mix of skills and capacity to protect and act in the best interest of members in this environment. "The social license under which super funds operate places a substantial obligation on ...

Investors to get less in coming years

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... that's why it has been reluctant to cut any further," said Williams. Padowitz said equity markets will be supported by low interest rates because there is nowhere else for investors to turn. "Bull markets are running out of steam but in the absence of ...

Tasplan and RBF to merge

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
The Tasmanian government has announced its support for a single superannuation fund responsible for the accounts of Tasplan, Quadrant and the RBF Tasmanian Accumulation Scheme. RBF had $4.9 billion in funds under management as of 30 June 2014, Tasplan ...

Legg Mason and RARE ink $200m deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
Treasury Group and Northern Lights has sold a majority interest in RARE infrastructure to asset manager Legg Mason for $200 million. The sale is expected to generate upfront cash proceeds of $112 million, and after tax proceeds will be used to repay ...

Reading too much out of nothing at all

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... diminished since early this year" in the July statement. And Reuters again, quoting Shyam Rajan - Merrill Lynch head of U.S. interest rate strategy - "They slightly lowered the hurdle for a rate hike by adding the word 'some' to their conditions required ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... session on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7 per cent after the US Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate at near-zero per cent and gave no fresh clues on the timing of a long-awaited rate hike. At 0700 AEST on Thursday ...