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No-bull bull market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... Japan is still being rattled by strong aftershocks and is still threatened by radioactive contamination, the European sovereign debt crisis is back in the spotlight with the resignation of Portuguese Prime Minister Socrates (because he can't get his ...

KPMG investment consulting no direct threat

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... 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 potential clients. Direct investment has the potential to enhance portfolio construction ...

Future Fund chair back for a year, two new board members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
Future Fund chairman David Murray has signed on for a further 12 months at the sovereign wealth fund amid controversy over an alleged board split, it was announced yesterday. Treasurer Wayne Swan re-appointed Murray for a further year, saying in a press ...

Tightrope walker

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... 0.5 per cent) against expectations of an upgrade. With the short-term decommissioning of Japanese demand, the European sovereign debt crisis still lingering in the background, the current threat to the global recovery of higher oil prices due to tensions ...

Rising oil prices add to sovereign risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
Super funds have been urged to perform oil vulnerability assessment after blasts rocked Moamar Gaddafi's Tripoli compound this morning. As explosions and anti-aircraft fire rocked the Libyan capital, brent crude prices rose to US$114.86 per barrel. ...

Future Fund climbs sovereign league tables

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
Australia's Future Fund is now the 13th largest sovereign wealth fund in the world, moving up from 15th place according to new figures from alternative investment research firm Preqin. The report compares the world's sovereign wealth funds in US dollar ...

Upside in fixed income: Aberdeen

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... product recognises a changing approach to fixed income investments. Over the last year, yields on one to three year Asian sovereign bonds were around 200bp higher than US two-year treasuries. Locally, Aberdeen believes that bonds will deliver very similar ...

Unknown unknowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... policy stimulus and lifting of interest rates in the developed economies, there were renewed worries over the European sovereign debt crisis with a downgrade to Spain's credit rating, there were trepidations over the floods in Australia and the earthquakes ...

Inflation fears raise appeal of alternative assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
Alternatives are predicted to enjoy a surge of inflows over the next three years as institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds move to protect themselves against inflation. Inflation and its potential effect on institutional investing is gaining ...

Oil outlook flips on economy flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... or that it is a sign that Beijing's efforts to curb overheating is working. Then it marched to Europe as the European sovereign debt crisis again reared its heavily indebted head. Moody's - yes, people still listen to what they say - cut Spain's debt ...