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New investment paradigm governed by science: Winton

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
Underscoring the investment path less traveled by London-based Winton Capital Management is a reliance on a cadre of in-house research brainiacs to unearth more reliable returns. Its flagship managed futures fund boasts a 120-man team comprising a mixture ...

Good US housing news gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Global economic eyes were on US jobs figures late last week but the real indicator concentrating the minds of investment strategist continues to be US housing prices. The good news is that a range of economic figures over the past few months have reinforced ...

Murdoch matriarch remembered for charity work

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, the mother of media magnate Rupert Murdoch, died overnight at her home in Victoria at the age of 103. She will be remembered as one of Australia's leading philanthropists, dedicating her life to worthy causes. She was known to ...

In-house investment management risky

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... several levels of internal investment management that funds can adapt to suit their needs. "A fund might want to just add an extra person such as a CIO, or they may want to operate as an internal 'manager of managers'," he said, explaining that this ...

Sweeet!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... national governments on their Greek bond holdings would be channelled back to Greece. And oh, the troika gave Greece two extra years (until 2016) to reduce its budget shortfall. And oh, Greece only needs to reduce its debt to 124% of GDP by 2020 and ...

Challenger ready for new capital rules

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
Uncertainties around extra capital requirements have been resolved and should ease pressure on Challenger's share price, confirmed the annuities' provider's chief executive Brian Benari yesterday "Uncertainty in relation to the impact of the new standards ...

Future Fund to buy airport assets

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
A suite of minority investments in airports in Australia and Europe has been picked up by the Future Fund under a new agreement. In a statement released today the Future Fund's board of guardians said it had agreed to buy all the assets in the Australian ...

Abernathy snubs IMF liquidity drivel

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the big four banks - Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, ANZ and NAB - should be forced to hold extra capital to help protect against damage from any fresh shocks deriving from the global financial crisis. Abernathy, executive ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... Retail Awards in Sydney, while Gina Rinehart launches her book for the Sydney Mining Club, also in Sydney. Woolworths has an extra-ordinary meeting in Adelaide for a vote on pokies, and its annual general meeting. Meanwhile, PMP, Goodman Fielder and ...

CCH to handle First Super compliance admin

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
Compliance and reporting specialist CCH has partnered with First Super to help comply with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)'s more extensive reporting requirements. The new rules, which come into force from July 2013, require all ...