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Latin American pension funds eye PE

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
Regulation governing South American pension funds investing in private equity is becoming less strict, which make it more likely for limited partners in the region to become active investors in the coming years, investment research house Preqin said. ...

Fee for service mortgage broking for $3500

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
Mortgage broker Independent Mortgage Planners has launched a $3,500 flat-fee brokerage service for home buyers and property investors. IMP is an independent online broking service based in the Hunter Valley in NSW. A statement issued by Craig Morgan ...

Time for Japan sceptics to think again

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
The Bank of Japan's shift to a pro-business policy is a landmark decision, according to Nikko AM, which believes that the world's third largest economy is finally ready to deliver after two decades of sub-standard returns. Japanese equities have delivered ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... at 11,606.38, as a weak yen helped the market recoup early losses sparked by profit-taking, and after the naming of a new Bank of Japan chief known to favour aggressive monetary easing. Sydney slid 0.35 percent, or 17.98 points, to end the week at 5,086.1 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... 14,054.49 points on the back of mixed GDP and jobless claims data. On the local maket, among the major banks, Commonwealth Bank lifted 17 cents to $67.44, ANZ lost 13 cents at $28.59, National Australia Bank advanced 32 cents to $30.52, and Westpac improved ...

Austpac launches mortgage income fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... investors a fund that provides stable, fixed-term returns that are higher than would be available from a traditional fixed-term bank deposit," he said. The Austpac Secured Income Fund is not a pooled mortgage investment product but a contributory mortgage ...

Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... all of the Banco Central do Brazil and President Dilma Rousseff's efforts to stimulate the economy. The Brazilian central bank reduced the SELIC rate from a two-year high of 12.5% in August 2011 to a 15-year low of 7.25% by October 2012 aimed at complementing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 41 points at 5,061. In economic news on Thursday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is due to release financial aggregates for January, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics posts private ...

More fund automation after NAB Asset Servicing deal

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... Australia's fund managers are available for electronic transactions over the Calastone network after National Australian Bank Asset Servicing (NAS) joined the network, Calastone announced yesterday. Calastone is a fund transaction network addressed to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
The Australian share market continued to rise in morning trade after a strong session on Wall Street and the release of mostly encouraging earnings reports locally. At 1203 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 31.1 points, or 0.62 ...