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FEATURE: Bulldozing the infrastructure roadblocks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
In May, Prime Minister Tony Abbott made good on his promise to be an 'infrastructure prime minister', dedicating billions of dollars to infrastructure development in the budget. But is this enough to get the bulldozers bulldozing? James Fernyhough takes ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after the European Central Bank announced measures to bolster eurozone growth. The ECB has rolled out key changes to interest rates and other anti-deflation measures which lifted the euro, US Treasuries ...

Beware high correlations: AQR

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
An allocation to hedge funds is necessary to stand any chance of making any money in down markets, according to AQR Capital Management co-founder and head of client strategies David Kabiller. The former Goldman Sachs executive said that traditional ...

Investors return to active global equities managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
Active managers in the global equities space are back in favour following an extended period of outflows, according to Fidelity portfolio manager Amit Lodha. Between 2008 and 2012, active global equity funds saw net outflows of US$825 billion (A$870 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
The share market is flat in early trade as investors take a cautious approach ahead of an anticipated rate cut by the European Central Bank. Mining and energy stocks were the main movers, due to a rise in iron ore prices and Oil Search's increased full ...

AFA to recognise best adviser and best practice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has divided the traditional Adviser of the Year Award into two and will now recognise the best individual adviser and the best advice practice. "The original Adviser of the Year Award was established by the ...

Crime survey finds fraud rife in Australia

PETRINA BERRY, AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
Well-educated men in their 30s from middle management are the most likely perpetrators of internal fraud, a survey of Australian firms shows. PricewaterhouseCoopers' 2014 Global Economic Crime Survey found Australian organisations reported more crime ...

Dynamic approach key to low volatility investing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
Institutional investors turning to low volatility equity strategies to help manage risk in their portfolios must be prepared to take a very active and flexible approach, leading proponents of the strategy have warned. Low volatility equity investing ...

ASIC asks FSI for more flexible toolkit

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has called on the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) to grant it a more flexible regulatory toolkit and increase its scope to address market problems. Giving a speech at the Corporate Governance ...

Legg Mason bond fund upgraded by Lonsec

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
The Legg Mason Australian Bond Trust has been upgraded by Lonsec to 'Highly Recommended.' The Trust is managed by Legg Mason's largest affiliate fund manager and fixed income specialist with US$469 billion under management, Western Asset Management. ...