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ASIC backs down on custody whistleblowing requirements

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has backed away from its plan to impose strict whistleblowing requirements on custodians, after receiving unanimously negative feedback from the industry. In CP 197, released in December 2012 ...

Index portfolios mask geographical risks

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... continued. Budden added that only a truly global investment manager, with the resources to put researchers and analysts on the ground in multiple countries around the globe, can have a full picture of how international businesses operate and what risks ...

ASIC to scrutinise The New Daily

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
Confusion about the funding model of The New Daily has shown no sign of abating, after Nationals Senator John Williams requested the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) scrutinise The New Daily on the grounds that it is a bad investment. ...

QE according to Yellen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... testimony). In her prepared remarks, Janet told us that: "We have made good progress, but we have farther to go to regain the ground lost in the crisis and the recession. Unemployment is down from a peak of 10 percent, but at 7.3 percent in October ...

Praemium UK director resigns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). "John has been the key driver of our UK business and has built it from the ground up," Praemium chief executive Michael Ohanessian said. Martin recently drove the creation and the launch of Praemium's Jersey-based ...

Former UniSuper CEO joins UCA FM board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
Former UniSuper chief executive Terry McCredden has been appointed a non-executive director at Uniting Church affiliated ethical investor, UCA Funds Management. UCA Funds Group chairperson Dick Carter said of the appointment: "We are delighted to have ...

Last minute deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... Washington! Yes Virginia, it again played out as scripted - after so much grandstanding, with both sides holding their ground and a lotta hullabaloos...an agreement was struck...at the last minute. Were it not for its 'unthinkable' repercussions on the ...

BlackRock creates global real estate investment platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... investment platform which serves a client base of approximately 700 investors. The combined platform of over 400 on-the-ground real estate professionals in 18 offices across 13 countries will operate under the BlackRock name. The business will offer ...

Aussie property fund to be listed in Johannesburg

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... commercial precincts and have long-term leases and quality tenants in place. The fund will be managed by a team on the ground in Australia. "The Australian property market has attractive opportunities and with a long term view, we are confident in the ...

December taper, pants on fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013