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Government responds to proxy vote concerns

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... Remuneration) Act 2011 passed last year provides for greater transparency and accountability in relation to remuneration for company directors and executives. Specifically, the Act addresses conflicts of interest in the remuneration setting process by ...

Sign on fees creating dealer group controversy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... "The issue is what would you as an adviser have to do in return for that money?" "Would you then become an agent of that company and feel a compulsion to promote those products to clients - and is that in a client's best interest or not?"

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... department stores for the 13 weeks to April 28, 2012, fell 2.1 per cent compared with the prior corresponding period. The company's shares were down 6.45 per cent, or 14 cents, at $2.03. National turnover was 733 million securities worth $1.8 billion ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... gains and finished mostly flat as investors dump Facebook shares for a second straight day amid new controversy about the company's $US16 billion ($A16.20 billion) IPO. A last-minute rebound allowed the S&P 500 to finish in the black, but the other indices ...

High yield may mean lower income: CFSGAM

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... flight to safety because they perceive the income from dividends to be more stable than the underlying share price of a company and because they expect that in the current low-growth environment, dividends will make up a larger portion of the returns ...

Henderson grows footprint in Asia-Pacific

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... UK listed fund manager Henderson Global Investors, wholly-owned by Henderson Group plc, is an international investment company with $102.9bn in assets under management globally. Its clients include individuals, private banks, third-party distributors ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... drove the composite index higher. But trade was heaviest by far in Facebook, the Nasdaq's newest member and third-largest company, with its shares plummeting 11 per cent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 135.10 points, or 1.09 per cent, to ...

Dalidowicz exits AustralianSuper

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... performance, developing new strategies and evaluating the investment environment for opportunities. "During his time with the company he has certainly added value", said an AustralianSuper representative. "Since he started in 2006 he has overseen major ...

Apostle partners with Dundas Global

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... 'earn-out' clause were completed. Dundas Global Investors manages a single investment strategy, global equities, and uses a company focused approach, relying on their own research to buy into companies with no distinction made between emerging and established ...

VIX says nearly shopping time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... choke to death. Yes Virginia, this the choice the Greeks face. Come to think of it, if they leave, at least they'll have company. Ireland perhaps? Or Portugal? Or heavens forbid Spain and/or - nay not and/or but and -- Italy. It's the same choice the ...