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VicSuper adopts fresh approach to sovereign exposure

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
Victorian superannuation fund, VicSuper recently made significant changes to its core international fixed interest portfolio to better manage what it regards as heightened global sovereign risk. Working with investment adviser Towers Watson, fund manager ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... Nasdaq rose by 0.34 per cent. IG Markets strategist Stan Shamu said the Australian market had been nudging the 4,400 mark for most of the week, after heavy falls in early November. "That is now the key level to look out for in the near term, should the ...

Emerging market bubbles present opportunity: Tyndall

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
While there will be frequent bubbles in emerging markets, presently the global flight from risk has created an attractive buying opportunity for long-term investors, according to Tyndall Asset Management. Speaking at a media briefing to mark the fourth ...

Quality could replace China volume-play

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
While China is regarded as the global powerhouse for manufacturing, demand for exports has declined in recent years, caused partly by economic slow downs and rising labour costs worldwide. While the volume story might be slowly winding down, companies ...

Paragem signs ex-Securitor practice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Independent Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) provider Paragem has signed Ford + Scott Financial Planning Pty Ltd, after the Tasmanian-based business resigned from Westpac's Securitor AFSL. "We've enjoyed a long and successful relationship ...

Good not great

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
Yesterday we found out, what Australians all knew all along. Most voters love the K-man, but most in his party doesn't. The reverse is true for the G-lady. Was it worth the political drama of the past four days - the humiliation on the international ...

BetaShares launches Aussie first oil exchange traded fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
BetaShares has announced an Australian first with the launch of the first oil exchange traded fund on the country's stock exchange. The exchange traded fund (ETF), which will trade under ASX code "OOO", aims to track the performance of the S&P GSCI ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... $US1.3797 late in New York on Friday after dipping to a session-low of $US1.3587. Last week the euro fell before the $US1.36 mark for the first time since February. The dollar retreated to 76.48 yen from 76.77 yen on Friday. The falls come as markets ...

Institutional appetite for RMBS behind lender acquisition

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
ASX listed Firstfolio has agreed to acquire non-bank mortgage lender Calibre Financial Services amid plans to tap the growing demand from institutional investors to take part in residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) issues. Firstfolio, a mortgage ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... up 0.51 per cent at 5,803.13 points. Frankfurt's DAX rose 1.69 per cent to 7,204.79 points, finishing above the 7,200 mark for the first time since June 1, and the CAC 40 in Paris gained 1.50 per cent to 3,864.58 points. HONG KONG - lation met forecasts ...