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North American sovereigns hardest hit by oil crisis

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... North American sovereign investors surveyed, "who have emerged from state surpluses driven by high commodity prices," predict declining funding throughout 2015. The report suggests that oil-funded sovereigns in the Middle East, meanwhile, are less at-risk ...

IOOF ripe for takeover, fund manager says

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... the issue and said it would not respond to market speculation. Ryan explained that the strategy focuses on "trying to predict takeovers before an announcement of a bid is made." He added that "the positions must be stocks that we are happy to hold in ...

Better than the big boys

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Ole! Ole! Ole! You can't miss it if you tried. Then again, perhaps you would if you instead read about the relapse of Australian Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey's "foot in mouth disease" and you don't want to read no more, no more, no more. But I digress. ...

FEATURE: Defending wealth

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
Australia's retirees and those approaching retirement must fight harder than ever to protect their wealth. As rates fall and global growth slows, some are turning to riskier investments to preserve and guarantee their income in this unpredictable environment. ...

Demand waning for finance executives

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
After significant gains in demand for finance executives over the past 12 months, research by executive search firm E.L Consult suggests the tides may be turning. The findings come from E.L Consult's monthly E.L Index, which is based on analysis of ...

Expect no pay rises this year: report

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
Most salaries in the financial services, accounting and banking industries will increase by no more than the rate of inflation in 2015, according to a wide ranging remuneration report by recruitment firm Robert Walters. In the 505 page report, which ...

Tug o' currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
It might only be for the summer but it certainly sounds to me like one of Popeye's (the sailor man) favourite outburst, "enough is enough and enough is too much". The euro has strengthened enough and it's become too much for the European Central Bank ...

Empirics launches social analytics tool for super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... Empirics's statement listed as being "blogs, forums, tweets, posts, images and conversations since 2012". The goal is to predict member decision-making behaviour before, during and after the fund product selection process, and also to identify member ...

Good Budget, bad Budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
... Budget 2014/15's 6.25%. So don't worry about the out future years. Perhaps, things would pan out as the Budget Papers predict, more likely not - due to numerous moving parts, international and domestic. A lotta variables and assumptions have to align. ...

Mining exports finally give way to financial services

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
As Australia's extraordinary mining boom peters out, the Government is finally getting behind financial services exports and will invest $6 billion in free trade agreements (FTA) in Asia. "If we could lift our service exports like higher education ...