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HIP stands firm on investment strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
Health Investment Plan will adopt a 'hold your ground' approach in its investment strategy next year, while undergoing an asset-by-asset review. "One of the hardest decisions to make is to hold your ground and to communicate that to your members," said ...

ACCC gives go ahead to SGX-ASX deal

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
The competition regulator has approved the Singapore exchange's controversial plans to acquire the local bourse - setting the stage for a volatile debate next year over whether the deal is in the national interest. Approval from the ACCC was not expected ...

Chinese fund on BT Investment Wrap

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
Adviser demand leads to the All Star Nomura China Fund being made available through BT Investment Wrap. Available today, the fund will have a medium-term investment strategy for the portfolio that is focused on bottom-up stock selection. Kate Mulligan ...

Shopping till unemployment drops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
If there is one proof that no one can fight against nature, it is the Americans and shopping. Yes Virginia, they continue to shop in stores and and even online! And they're not only window-shopping... they are actually exchanging money for goods and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
The Australian stock market was flat at noon, just in positive territory after easing back slightly from the start of trade. At 1212 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 5.2 points, or 0.11 per cent, at 4,762.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

LGsuper and City Super set merger date

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
The boards of LGsuper and City Super have given the green light for both funds to merge next year to create a $5 billion-plus fund with over 90,000 members. The merge will be completed by 30 June next year with an immediate focus on short-term efficiencies ...

Move beyond benchmarks: GMO

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
GMO asset manager James Montier implored investors to move beyond policy benchmarks, and called for a risk rethink at a recent Investment Management Consultants Association conference. "The minute you give an investment manager a policy benchmark, all ...

IBM Super upgrades online presence

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
IBM Super fund has redesigned its website with new features, following the trend of super funds upgrading their technology as members become more tech savvy. In what could be called a late start when compared to other super funds, the new-look IBM Super ...

Avoid AMP Aussie shares fund: Morningstar

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
Morningstar has rated the AMP Capital Australian Shares fund as 'avoid', citing instability in the investment team and high staff turnover as key reasons to the fund's rating. In a research note to advisers this morning, research house Morningstar said ...

Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
"Torn between two lovers, feelin' like a fool" - Mary MacGregor Good thing my wife is on holidays far, far away otherwise the shape of my skull would be embedded in one of our frying pans when she reads my opening line. But honey, you know I refer not ...