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12 Apostles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009

Jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
... end of 2009? But it was not only the Federal Government, other big and much resourced institutions got caught up with the GFC-induced pessimism of the day. Again, the problem lies in extrapolating current events into the future and assuming "all things ...

Tower pursues more insurance mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... you can't sit still. "In the last 12 months or so, the funds were more focused on the investment related issues, with the GFC and unlisted assets. "A number of the trustees will be looking at us and it wouldn't surprise me if funds next year did revisit ...

SSFS ushers Asian Century in $1bn global equities overhaul

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... from being 'style neutral' to having a 'strategic value tilt'. "We felt now's the time to catch the value premium post the GFC," said Fabian, stressing however that they haven't changed their returns expectations and that the overhauled portfolio still ...

Debt load

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... spent on stimulating economies - leverage is passing from the private sector to sovereigns. It is slowly looking like the GFC all over again, except today it's whole countries instead of banks and financial institutions falling one after the other - ...

Future Fund targets credit assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... a a number of debt investment opportunities at the start of the year due to the indiscriminate derating of companies post-GFC and, consequently, many companies with solid businesses struggling to raise funds. "At the time, there were very high credit ...

Dummy spit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
... nomination for a second term as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve - perhaps reflects the embodiment of this saga now known as the GFC. Yes, it has always been normal for a few or more US Senators to vent their spleen at the Fed's conduct of monetary ...

Consultants should share GFC's blame

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
More asset consultants should shoulder the blame for the bad advice that led to poor investment returns during the GFC, said the chief investment officer of First State Super. Mark Sainsbury, chief investment officer of First State Super, told an IMCA ...

Governments could cause next GFC

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
The developed world's governments could be the perpetrator of the next GFC as unchecked debt and overspending take their toll, warns an expert. Martin Barnes, an investment veteran and managing editor of Bank Credit Analyst Research, told an IMCA conference ...

AIG rebrands as Chartis

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
... acknowledged that the image of the insurance giant's parent company, AIG, has been tarnished followings the firm's trials during the GFC. "This is something that we have been acutely aware of given the well-publicised challenges our parent company has ...