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Asia Funds Passport on shaky ground

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
The Asia Funds Passport will never get off the ground because the majority of fund managers in the region are already aligning their products with European UCITS standards, according to EY Asia-Pacific and EMEIA asset management leader Roy Stockell. ...

Gina gets richer but falls down list

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... of her wealth in 2011, it was speculated Rinehart could become the world's richest person. However, there is plenty of ground to make up, with Microsoft founder Bill Gates soaring back to the top spot after a four-year break with a net worth of $A85.4 ...

NZ Super sells forestry stake to iwi group

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... access a sizeable, highly strategic investment opportunity that will benefit future generations. This is an exciting and ground-breaking step forward for New Zealand and for the Maori economy." Kakano chairperson Vanessa Eparaima said: "This investment ...

Financial Index launches low-cost advice platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... struggling to build up their savings and accumulate wealth and would-be entrepreneurs trying to get their businesses off the ground," Financial Index Wealth Accountants chief executive Spiro Paule said. "We're not targeting Australians currently using ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... cent, or 270.44 points, to 22,394.08 while Sydney barely edged up, gaining 4.1 points to 5,412.3. Chinese shares also lost ground, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index ending down 0.18 per cent, or 3.77 points, to 2,138.78. The Shenzhen Composite ...

AIST adopts middle ground on board structure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... government's stated desire to mandate a third quota of independent directors on boards; rather, the group is advocating a middle ground that gives funds the option to adopt the third-third-third structure. Under the current rules, non-public offer superannuation ...

Tarrant appeals AAT banning order

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Tarrants managing director Ross Tarrant has appealed the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) decision to ban him from providing financial services for seven years. Tarrant was sued by about 100 investors in the case of the Trio Capital fraud for ushering ...

AMP Capital proposes new infra funding model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
AMP Capital has urged the federal government to allocate more funds to greenfield infrastructure projects on the grounds that it would reap the benefits of increased tax revenue from the resulting economic activity. AMP Capital made the proposal as ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... was six cents lower at $5.54. Oz Minerals shares were up 22.5 cents, or 8.5 per cent, to $2.875, clawing back some of the ground lost during Wednesday's session. The company's shares on Wednesday finished more than 14 per cent lower after it gave a disappointing ...

UBS and Grocon announce joint venture

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... totalled CHF 580 billion. Grocon's projects include Crown Casino, Eureka Tower, redevelopment of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Rialto Towers, Pixel, 101 Collins St, the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre project, 1 Bligh St, Governors Macquarie and ...