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The liquidity trade-off

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... the portfolio so super funds may need to consider "modified liquidity schemes" to provide this type of strategy. "In the context of product design, we see one of those factors; whether it be liquidity, capital protection or growth asset exposure, has ...

AMP hit by lower discretionary contributions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... due to a drop in discretionary contributions, which it blamed on poorer consumer and investor sentiment. But to put in context, the fall in inflows was offset by improved outflows for Q3 2008 which fell 44 per cent to $1.46 billion compared to $2.59 ...

SWFs finalise principles

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... to avoid negative perceptions or run the risk of protectionist backlash," he said. "Thus far, the role of SWFs in the context of the past year's turmoil in advanced economy financial markets has been notably positive. If anything, the funds have shown ...

Frontier's $97bn FUA in safe hands

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... return for the financial year ended 30 June 2008 was - 5.4 per cent. Granted clients are still in the red but to put in context, the average super fund return over the same period was worse at - 7.3 per cent, according to SelectingSuper data. Also, the ...

Cautiously upbeat: Economists Forum

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... particularly as the latter are on a growth trajectory driven by them now catching up with the rest. Bringing all this into context, Stammer said, "Just as 2007 began with too much optimism, 2008 has begun with too much pessimism." In anycase, said Oliver ...

Asset finance companies lose lending share

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
... comparison to banks. Total bad and doubtful debt expense increased 32 per cent over the prior year. "This must be seen in the context of growth in receivables. The ratio of bad and doubtful debt expense to average gross receivables increased from 0.42 ...

Both feet firmly on the high wire

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
... and structured credit products in particular became the pariahs of the investment landscape. "Viewed in a medium-term context, some adjustment in risk spreads is to be welcomed, increasing the likely durability of the current global expansion," the report ...

Global economy usurps local risks

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
... based in nature - in practice you worry about that a lot less if you take the border away and worry about it in a global context," he said. "What we've got now is one big capital flow mechanism & even from 10 years ago we have dramatically moved on." ...

MLC pools developed and emerging markets portfolios

... things: greater potential to maximise returns and an incremental reduction to the risks." "This is a minor change in the context of what we've done in the last 18 months but it builds on our goal to provide higher returns after-fees and after-tax not ...

There will be mistakes: eG Capital

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
... private equity investment. "There's a lot of private equity money around the world now and particularly in the Australian context relative to the broader market," Ross-Sampson said. The growth of the sector combined with a swathe of new managers and ...