Tax & Regulation | 17 Feb 14

Special interest and consumer groups in Australia have begun to speak out over a government plan to make significant changes to the country’s recently-enacted package of investor protection laws, which were among the first globally to include a ban on the use of commissions as payment for providing financial advice.

Investment | 17 Feb 14

Cheyne Capital's new fund launch aims to capitalise on the continuing dislocation of the European real estate debt markets and meet the growing demand for real estate finance.

Products | 17 Feb 14

SinoPac Asset Management will launch the Accudo Asian Value Arbitrage Fund in early March and has appointed Manuel Schlabbers as the fund manager.

People Moves | 17 Feb 14

MetLife Insurance has appointed Damien Green, head of employee benefits in Asia, for an additional role of interim chief executive of the Australian business, replacing Marc Lieberman.

Products | 14 Feb 14

Bolko Hohaus, portfolio manager of Lombard Odier Technology Fund, picks the following five technology stocks.