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New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... all is forgotten... until the next (big) fall. Because markets know that central bankers know that it won't end well if they let the markets drop and markets know that it's futile fighting central bankers. Central bankers are the new masters of the universe. ...

Don't ditch the RET, instos tell Abbott

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
A group of Australia's biggest institutional investors has written an open letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott calling on him to maintain the Renewable Energy Target (RET). The call came from the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), a body which ...

Hot property on notice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... what else could a central bank that's stuck between a rock and hard place to do? The RBA could not raise interest rates to let some steam off the boiling property market - it would lift the A$ and slow further and already below trending economy. The ...

AustralianSuper to charge for over-the-phone advice

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
AustralianSuper has told members it will soon start charging for over-the-phone advice relating to transition to retirement strategies. In a letter to members, the $75 billion fund said that from 1 November this year, "a fee of $295 may be charged ...

Anticipatory and moderate adjustments had become necessary

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... Chinese economy reverberated through financial markets (again) after the data dump of negative stats over the weekend. I'll let the headlines do the talking: China Industrial Production Growth Slumps to Six-Year Low (Wall Street Journal) China Aug power ...

Catholic Super awards $90 million to US microcap fund

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
Catholic Superannuation Fund (CSF) has awarded a United States microcap equities fund with $90 million. The institutional award is the first investment to the Thomson Horstmann & Bryant (THB) US Micro Cap Fund. THB is a US-based fund manager with over ...

Cbus launches self-managed option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
Cbus has today launched its member direct investment (MDI) option, Cbus Self Managed, in a move to provide an alternative to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). The option gives members access to ASX 300 listed companies, 16 Exchange Traded Funds ...

Questions raised about independence of van Eyk board

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
One of van Eyk's major shareholders has expressed concern about the make-up of the under-fire research and asset consulting company's board. Australasian Wealth Investments (AWI), which owns a 36% stake in van Eyk, remains concerned that there are currently ...

Impartiality of FWC Expert Panel challenged again

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
The impartiality of the Fair Work Commission's two Expert Panels has again been challenged, with Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie calling on member Tim Harcourt to resign on the grounds that he is "biased towards the Labor Party." While Harcourt is ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... number has now turned from the psychological resistance point to the psychological support level. With Wall Street at rest, let's take time to check on the happenings in the 'Land of the Rising Sun' - Japan - and I must say, it's not looking good. As ...