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S&P Indices expands fixed income

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
S&P Indices has expanded its S&P/ASX fixed income series and introduced intraday pricing to the Australian market. The government inflation-linked bond index carries capital inflation linked bonds with principal adjusted by trailing Australian CPI each ...

CAER and GBST launch new ESG tool

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
CAER and GBST have launched a new tool, aimed at assisting super funds and fund managers in managing environmental, social and governance risk. According to Global Financial Services Technology Provider (GBST) and Corporate Analysis Enhanced Responsibility ...

Hedge fund investors win in fees makeover

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
Only around one-third of outperformance from skill should go to hedge fund managers in the form of fees, with the rest going to the investor according to new research from Towers Watson. In the research, 'Hedge fund investing - opportunities and challenges' ...

Future Fund returns 5.4pc for Q1

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
The Future Fund yesterday released its portfolio update for the quarter ending 31 March 2012, showing a return for the quarter at 5.4% and 2.2% for the financial year to date. The results show that since the first contribution to the Future Fund on ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
The Australian stock market has opened higher, as gains among the big miners helped offset a weak start from the retail banks. At 1032 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.3 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,436.8 points, while the ...

Stay or stay away this May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
I think somebody forgot to tell the equity market that it's already May. Remember May? The time of the year when investors should sell then go away. But instead we got this headline from Bloomberg, "Dow Rallies to Highest Level Since 2007... " The Dow ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
The Australian dollar has risen slightly after weakness following the Reserve Bank of Australia's official interest rate cut. The Australian market looks set to open higher, following the lead of Wall Street which rose on the back of better-than-expected ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
Australian shares have opened slightly higher as confidence grows in the local market following gains in resources stocks and on high expectations of an interest rate cut. At 1015 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.4 points, or ...

BT launches no margin call loan

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
BT Financial Group has launched its 'next generation' of geared equity products in response to renewed investor interest, due to low volatility in the Australian share markets. The Westpac-owned wealth manager is offering investors the BT Professional ...

Longevity forcing industry to adapt to thrive

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
An increase in life expectancy will force financial services to think more actively about the products they offer, according to a discussion paper released at the Actuaries Institute Financial Services Forum. "Financial services businesses and trustees ...