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ASIC takes aim at charitable investment funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... existing exemptions for new investment fundraising, except exemptions from the AFS licensing requirements of the Corporations Act for fundraisers that only raise investment funds from associated entities." The second option is to "retain existing exemptions ...

APFG hits back at claims

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... APGF management complaining about CYRE Trilogy's tactic of aggressively canvassing them to assign a Power of Attorney to act for them. "This is not about CYRE Trilogy being asked to act for investors, it is about CYRE Trilogy aggressively approaching ...

MIT Budget inconsistencies spark concern

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
The surprise doubling of withholding tax for foreign investment in managed investment trusts has been criticised as inconsistent with the IMR initiative. In a budget analysis, Russell Investments has called the move on MIT withholding tax a "significant ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
The Australian sharemarket was flat at noon after four consecutive days of losses with investors nervous following a steady stream of bad news. At 1230 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up nine points, or 0.22 per cent, at 4,060, while the broader ...

Carbon Tax provides certainty for companies needing to change

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
The big result of the passing of the Carbon Tax Bill for the investment world is increased certainty, although for companies using emission intensive technology there will be long term concerns. According to governance research house Regnan, the impact ...

BTIM names new port specialist

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
BT Investment Management has appointed its new portfolio specialist and account manager as the group moves to strengthen relationships with dealer groups, advisers, and fund research. Former senior manager, Strategic Development at BT Financial Group ...

Bloomberg Tradebook taps into research vein

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
Bloomberg Tradebook has released new client-focused programs in a bid to build up its research offerings, with a focus on transparency and client access to information. Available to their Australian clients, the global agency broker has introduced an ...

La Trobe buys super specialists IE Group

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
National mortgage lender and funds management firm La Trobe Financial Services has bought third party financial services firm, Implementation Efficiency Group (IEG). Greg O'Neill, chief executive of Melbourne-based La Trobe, said the purchase had been ...

Spoiling for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... in international trade after 1930 helped to worsen the depression. They partly blame the American Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act for worsening the depression by seriously reducing international trade and causing retaliatory tariffs in other countries - each ...

RFM adds two to distribution team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
Agricultural fund Rural Funds Management (RFM) has appointed a new national sales manager and business development officer. James Powell rejoins RFM after working previously with them as a business development manager from July 2006 through to July ...