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C'mon, Aussie, c'mon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... Australian dollar hit a fresh post-float record of US$1.0315 in overnight trade. The reasons are obvious: There's Australia's interest rate premium. Park your cash in Australia and you earn a 4.75 per cent return. Lend it to the US, Japan, the UK or ...

Record NSW election loss could slow federal reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... Superannuation Guarantee. But legislation requiring the government to take on, out-argue and out-maneuver conservative interest groups in electorates which have just firmly rejected the ALP will now demand political leadership and subtle footwork previously ...

PineBridge enjoys strong inflows in EM debt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
From managing a modest $25 million in emerging markets in the mid-90s to $5.5 billion today, global fund manager Pinebridge Investments is benefiting from the growing number of investors that use EM debt as a portfolio diversifier. Rajeev Mittal, head ...

Offshore fund managers tap Northern Trust

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... presence are turning to the local investment expertise of global custody provider Northern Trust. "We have received great interest from European and US global asset managers chasing super dollars down here, those markets are under funded while our super ...

KPMG investment consulting no direct threat

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... O'Leary. KPMG Investment Consulting officially launched this week after more than six months of road testing and generating interest among superannuation funds, where direct investing is a rising trend. Sovereign wealth funds and life companies are also ...

Mason Stevens signs dealer group MAs

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... the fray of MA providers that are proving popular among financial advisers. Currently, there is an enormous amount of interest in managed accounts from right across the planning spectrum, from independent boutiques and larger dealer groups. "We principally ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... of England is due to release minutes for its March Monetary Policy Committee meeting, during which it decided to keep interest rates at 0.5 per cent. Ms Deda said the minutes would be keenly watched by currency traders. "The consensus isn't that the ...

Tightrope walker

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... No siree! Last night's report showing that inflation continues to fester has resurrected talks of "the BOE will raise interest rates very soon." Here are the stats. UK headline inflation quickened to 4.4 per cent in the year to Feb from an already double ...

Super fund signals future role in govt policy

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... development of AustralianSuper positions on policy issues on an external front, while also influencing public policy in the interest of its members. "AustralianSuper is widely recognised as a leading superannuation fund. We see this leadership position ...

ASIC starts shadow shopping

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... reasonable and that unreasonable advice was three to six times more common where the adviser had an actual conflict of interest over remuneration or recommending associated products. And suggesting the need for effective financial literacy initiatives ...