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Corporate Asian bonds on fire: HSBC

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
Due to flush liquidity, the rise of a hungry institutional investor base locally, and regulators keen to loosen up the region's reliance on bank funding, Asia's bond markets - currently running red hot - are to expected maintain rapid growth in years ...

Actuaries Institute gives guidance on FCRs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... valuable for trustees and fund executives going through the MySuper licensing process and helps answer risk, scale and liquidity questions. "The reports provide useful information to assist trustees in the development of their risk appetite statements ...

Lifecycle not the answer: Rice Warner

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... executive. Funds need to look beyond Lifecycle options, and instead use a default, dual-portfolio that addresses both liquidity and growth risks, Rice said. The simplest approach uses two portfolios: one based on cash for liquidity and the other which ...

Abernathy snubs IMF liquidity drivel

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
Calls for further regulation and stricter capital requirements will unnecessarily shackle our liquid banks, says Clime Asset Management's John Abernathy. In a new report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the big four banks - Commonwealth Bank ...

Bear market end in sight: AMP Capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... continued stimulus has had a more limited effect. Furthermore, regulatory pressure on the banks such as the Basel III liquidity requirements may be a strain on equity performance. However, the Australian government is just at the top of its own interest ...

Beware defensive funds: Towers Watson

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
... adds that many defensive equity or dividend strategies are crowding a small universe of stocks leading to an increased liquidity risk. Furthermore, the high number of products on offer is making it increasingly difficult for investors to analyse the ...

Fed money on the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... by 3.5% from the day before the announcement (12 September) to last night. Everyone agreed back then that the extra liquidity would eventually find itself flowing into equities and commodities, did they not? So why, why, why? The answer my friends is ...

Asset consultants influence to grow amid industry change

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... business and regularly recommending their own products to super fund investment teams. ASIC also raised concerns about liquidity in instances where consultants were recommending smaller vehicles with limited capacity multiple times to different funds. ...

Retirement solution upside for investment managers: Oliver Wyman

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... requirements that require global and local banks to deleverage. He also expects global initiatives around capital and liquidity to create opportunities for the buy-side to play a more significant role in credit provision. "New credit requirements will ...

Consumers clueless on retirement: Bateman

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... was similar to a life pension." In summing up, Bateman told delegates that consumers clearly need to better understand liquidity issues and the role of bonds. "Consumers should be encouraged to use savings to add to the aged pension rather than blow ...