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Haste makes waste

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
... rising inflation pressure" is screening once again. The Bank of England (BOE) may start off proceedings toward higher interest rates and... it might not have to wait until the second half. The Financial Times quote BOE monetary policy committee member ...

Aust Unity sets its sights on instos

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... The firm's plans come at a time when institutional investors, particularly those from overseas, are increasing their interest in Australian property. Sovereign wealth funds for instance are parting with cash to buy Australian properties, especially offices ...

When good is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... release of US fourth quarter GDP growth stats. Financial markets expect the Fed to maintain the status quo - no change in interest rates, no change in US$600 billion QE2. Financial markets expect the advanced estimate to show that the US economy quickened ...

AvSuper loses case against fund manager

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... provision in the constitution providing for redemption if illiquidity occurred, AvSuper would not be permitted to redeem its interest based on its original redemption agreement with CMIL. In the end, the result was blamed on poor drafting of the relevant ...

Plum pickings in international equities: K2

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... earnings growth is strongest and particularly secular earnings growth, independent of the cycle," he explained. "We have no interest in owning the best stock in the worst sector or being underweight the worst stock in the best sector. Relative bets versus ...

Related party asset exposures pose conflict: report

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... significant asset exposures of super funds, with some obvious, and not so obvious, findings on where potential conflicts of interest could arise. According to the report, retail super funds invest the most money with their own or affiliated managers ...

Value a plus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... reserve requirement for its large commercial banks and the Bank of Thailand and the Bank of Korea both raising their policy interest rates. More are expected to follow. However, these do not readily imply that portfolio allocations to international equities ...

Aust Unity boutiques cautious on year ahead

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... come from domestic cyclical stocks, such as retailers and industrials, which didn't perform well in 2010 because of the interest rate rises," "We don't see much interest rate action by the Reserve Bank of Australia for the foreseeable future and in the ...

Of Jobs, Hu and Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... its undervalued currency. But just as we've seen over the past few years, Beijing would only do so if it's in its own interest. America can ask, pray and beg until its turns blue but, this time, it cannot pressure a more powerful China to kowtow to its ...

Continuum returns 12.4pc

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... feels to us as if the cycle has started to turn and now we have seen some quant managers starting to outperform and the interest is rising again" he said. "Quant managers have found it difficult to manage during a period of big swings in sentiment over ...