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QIC sees stronger Aus equities in 2011

JOHN MCDULING | WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010

... another variable" he said. "And here in Australia we have a central bank that is concerned about inflation and raising interest rates" he said. Despite these challenges, Barnes said the he's positioning his funds for stronger equity markets next year ...

State Street pushes Asian Funds passport

JOHN MCDULING | WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010

... Up until Nikko Asset Management's recent acquisition of Tyndall from Suncorp, Asian institutions have expressed little interest in gaining a foothold into the Australian market. Maybe it's because there are more pressing issues for politicians to contend ...

Danger everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010

... goods and price manipulation, to stabilize consumer prices." And that, ""There have been heightened expectations of an interest rate hike soon..." Danger in Korea, Will Robinson. Oh well... just let them vapourise each other. Think the world will survive ...

Bite sized super at Telstra

MEDIA RELEASE | TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010

The $10 billion-plus Telstra Super launched a series of short and sharp informative web videos for members to get involved with their super. Telstra's 'Super Bites' videos run between two and four minutes each and feature members of the fund's education ...

Shorten to tighten tax agent rules for planners

MEDIA RELEASE | MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010

... agent service within the context of providing financial advice to clients. "I understand this issue has raised a lot of interest in the financial planning and tax agent industries," the minister said in a statement. "The Government is keen to ensure ...

VicSuper restructures asset allocation

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010

The $7.7 billion VicSuper has reallocated 5 per cent of its property portfolio to fixed interest, reduced its private equity holdings, and aimed to hedge 65 per cent of its international equities portfolio as part of its investments update in the last ...

A QEasy road ahead for investors

JOHN MCDULING | MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010

... recession in the 1980's and caused the recession in the early 1990s." Similarly, the recession of the 1990s ended as interest rates declined, which helped create the tech boom. When the tech bubble burst, the Fed slashed interest rates again, but left ...

Turkeys, PIGS and Koreans

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010

... at 2.73 per cent payable in 10-years. And this, my friends, is where the prophecy becomes self-fulfilling. The higher interest rates these countries are made to pay to fund their deficits make it harder for them to fund those deficits. The rumour becomes ...

ASIC takes legal action against Storm founders and banks

ASIC RELEASE | FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010

... preferable course." D'Aloisio said the compensation actions are complex, but the regulator considered that it is in the public interest to assist retail investors by bringing these actions. In addition to seeking compensation for investors, ASIC is pursuing ...

OnePath launches OneCare on super platform

ELISE BURGESS | FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010

... product will be updated in accordance to how OnePath's insurance development progresses. "We have got quite a lot of interest with already a number of applications coming through," said Pankhurst, adding that OnePath's new business applications are now ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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