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Centralised portfolios better for tax

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
Institutional investors can benefit from a better understanding of the impact tax has on returns. Portfolio structure, including active/passive and asset class strategy decisions, can be altered when tax impacts are understood, said Scott Lawrence ...

FSC elects deputy chairman

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
AMP Financial Services managing director Craig Meller has been elected deputy chairman of the Financial Services Council. Meller joins Schroder Investment Management Australia's chief executive officer, Greg Cooper, as deputy chair, as well as Macquarie ...

Canadian pension funds eye Aust infra

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... Management. "Canadian investors are looking for stable returns in the current low yield environment and are showing a strong interest in Australia given its proximity to Asian markets and, in particular, China," said Andrew Cannane, head of business ...

China manuf growth figures being misread

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... through at a two quarter lag, given Europe is China's second largest trading partner. "We saw China come out and cut interest rates in early June, which they haven't done in three years," Wu said. "That's a fairly clear sign China is saying growth is ...

Premium China expands distribution team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... gearing, no shorting and no collateral debt obligations, according to Wu. "Because of the fact Western economies have interest rates close to zero, if there is any actual interest rate increase, because of the yield curve bond prices will literally halve ...

FOFA passes as industry backs professionalism

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Industry bodies have broadly welcomed yesterday's passage of the FOFA legislation through the Senate, with the focus on codes of conduct effectively setting up the industry for self-regulation amid the push towards professionalism and better consumer ...

PE firms Myanmar bound

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... opportunities for foreign money appear, the country holding vast reserves of both oil and gemstones is attracting investor interest together as are infrastructure and development opportunities. Private equity firms across the region are already preparing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... economy. The US Federal Reserve has extended a program that aims to encourage borrowing and spending by reducing long-term interest rates as it cut its forecast for US growth. But the Fed has said it was prepared to take more action if needed. At 1200 ...

110 years prison for ex-SIB chief

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... (SIB), which was based in Antigua and Barbuda, sold certificates of deposit (CDs) to depositors that paid a premium over interest rates on CDs issued by U.S. banks. By 2008 SIB owed its CD depositors more than $8 billion in funds that were embezzled ...

Women in Super scholarships available now

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
The NSW division of Women in Super has scholarship funding available for up to five members who want to participate in either a senior management or board development program. The scholarships will pay for the successful applicants to attend a choice ...