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Super sector turning to dedicated long-term lenders

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
As the major banks shift away from commercial property lending, super funds are turning to dedicated long term lenders, according to a funds manager specialising in secured private debt. "The superannuation sector is a really natural long term investor. ...

Not that rainy day feeling again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
"Here comes that rainy day feeling again, and soon my tears will be falling like rain..." (The Fortunes) Looks like I have to prefix my surname with the letters W and R for while I correctly anticipated that heightened volatility in the financial markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower, Wall Street fell more than one per cent and major European markets lost closer to two per cent. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 43 points at 4,043. In economic ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
The Australian share market remained in negative territory in intra-day trading, with most sectors falling into the red and investors digesting weak retail trade data. Reports that China's government may not repeat its massive 2008 stimulus package ...

Ex-MLIM chief and head of sales to lead Powerwrap

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
Maurice O'Shannassy, former head of MLIM managed accounts and ex-Blackrock and fomer NAB executive Cormac Heffernan, return to the managed accounts industry to lead Powerwrap, a relatively young outfit that this year secured Industry Fund Services as ...

MLC expands Horizon portfolios

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
MLC will expand its MLC Horizon Series of portfolios with the introduction of a defensive global shares strategy to be run by a new manager, New York-based International Value Advisers LLC. The changes affect six of the seven MLC Horizon Series of portfolios ...

Telstra Super brings more funds in-house

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
Telstra Super has expanded its relationship with Charles River, allowing the corporate super fund to increase direct control over investments by bringing more of its funds management in-house. "The flexibility and scalability of Charles River IMS meant ...

Bad news? What bad news?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... these, despite one and all still waiting on the Greek verdict and plan X from European authorities. All these, despite Big Ben not having uttered a single QE word since. The mere fact that we've forgotten about our friend Big Ben confirms my view that ...

Private markets providing solid returns

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
Institutional portfolios with an allocation to private markets can achieve better risk-adjusted returns in the long term than portfolios invested exclusively in a traditional mix of public stock and bonds, according to new research by Towers Watson. ...

Fisher Investments makes Australian move

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
US equity manager Fisher Investments will create a wholly-owned subsidiary in Australia, with one institutional client already secured. "Creating our new subsidiary follows considerable time spent in Australia establishing key relationships with major ...