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Acorn appoints Asia Small Cap portfolio manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... Small Cap Fund. He will be responsible for analysing and selecting stocks in the consumer discretionary sector across all Asian markets excluding Japan. Quah joins Acorn Capital from Hong Kong-based stockbroker CLSA Asia-Pacific, where he was head of ...

Legg Mason adds SIV funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... with private wealth advice firms seeking solutions for their clients." Legg Mason Australia is also in discussions with its Asian-based offices about distribution opportunities through their on-the-ground distributors.

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... gained 3.36 per cent to 3,000 pence. The euro climbed to $US1.3215 from $US1.3186 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose as unexpectedly weak housing data from the United States increased the likelihood the Federal Reserve would keep ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... of 0.29% to finish at 7,966 points. The euro firmed to $US1.3195 from $US1.3139 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian shares mostly rose following a mixed lead from Wall Street, while Tokyo was boosted by a parliamentary election win for Prime ...

Fidelity Worldwide Investment cuts minimum investment amounts

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... Australian Equities Fund which celebrated its 10 year anniversary last month, the Fidelity Global Equities Fund and the range of Asian equity funds. Managing Director of Fidelity Worldwide Investment in Australia, Michael Bargholz, said: 'The lowering ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... dipped 0.06 per cent to 3,925.32 points. The euro rose to $US1.3141 from $US1.3108 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian share markets mostly closed lower, with profit-takers moving in at the end of a positive week, while dealers in Japan keep ...

Super board quality compromised over pay rates

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... challenge, Denton said Australia's superannuation funds "were a long way from where they were ten years ago" and singled out the Asian Funds Passport as a potential area of growth. The proposed Asia Funds Passport is the Asia Pacific version of Europe's ...

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LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... 1.44 per cent to 3,972.79 points. The euro dropped to $US1.3083 from $US1.3123 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed in a muted reaction after US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke said the bank had no plan to wind down ...

Economy 'not running out of puff': Wayne Swan

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... increase in the volume of exports over the coming decade. He acknowledged that success in what the government has dubbed the 'Asian Century' cannot rely on unfettered growth in China to support the mining sector but Australia, following 22 years of uninterrupted ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... DAX 30 gained 0.65 per cent to 8,254.72 points and in Paris the CAC 40 rose 0.55 per cent to 3,872.02 points. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as investors focus on what US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke has to say about the future of the bank's ...