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Aus custody back on uptrend, NCS still tops

ACSA RELEASE | MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009

The Australian custody industry has posted a 3 per cent growth in total assets under custody to $1.68 trillion in the six months to June, with National Custodian Services (NCS) still the biggest player in the sector. The Australian Custodial Services ...

Agriculture wins pension fund mandates

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009

... investments, said an industry expert. Charlie Blomfield, managing director of Carthona Agriculture, said increasing mandates and interest from pension and sovereign wealth funds into agriculture investments have been one of the key reasons behind the ...

Liquidity flow versus trade flow

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009

... falling Libor rates - is evidence that the money flooded into the system by government stimulus packages and central banks' interest rate reductions and quantitative easing had their desired effect. The Libor rate on 3-month US dollars has now fallen ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009

The Australian sharemarket was almost one per cent lower at noon, dragged down by weaker commodities prices. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 33.5 points, or 0.71 per cent, at 4667.7, while the broader All Ordinaries fell 37.9 points ...

SMSFs snap up blue chip shares

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009

... shares purchased. This is in contrast to 30 per cent two years ago, pre GFC. Meanwhile small caps have received lower interest from investors, now sitting at 6 per cent versus 12 per cent two years ago. Dividend yield and below or at value stock prices ...

The long and short of bulls and bears

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009

... course the problem is the timing. When do we turn defensive? For me, it's when the stimuli start to be taken away -- interest rates hiked, taxes increase, guarantees taken out, etc. We are not yet in this environment. So the bull marches on -- for now. ...

AUI signs Asian equities jv

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009

... group is looking to do more 50/50 joint ventures, possibly in international equities, listed property and global fixed interest. Today it revealed that the latest addition to their fund line-up is an Asian equities fund, to be named Seres Asset Management. ...

Macquarie wins award for agricultural fund

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009

... carrying capacility of 170,000 head of cattle and 100,000 head of sheep. The Macquarie Pastoral Fund continues to draw interest from institutional investors from Australia and globally, noted a press statement from the firm.

State Street wins QIC mandate

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009

... services for QIC, a leading Australian institutional fund manager. For the first time, QIC has made its Global Fixed Interest (GFI) Alpha Fund available to investors outside Australia through Ireland's QIF structure. "In making our first move outside ...

Undue credit (ratings)

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009

... This was the big 'non-event' financial markets have been waiting for all week. Yes, markets were correct - the FOMC kept interest rates at near zero and will be there for an "extended period." The September FOMC Statement was more or less a rehash of ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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