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ASFA: Focus on the positives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
This year's ASFA conference in Brisbane opened in high spirits, despite the last minute cancellation of one of the key note speakers, Dr. Jose-Ramos Horta. The Timor -Leste president was replaced in the opening plenary session by former Liberal Foreign ...

Instreet launches risk service for advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
A new risk management service is being trialled with advisers that provides risk assessments for direct share and ETF portfolios, according to investment house and service developer, Instreet Investment. The portfolio stress test and risk management ...

European DC Pension market to hit A$3.7tr by 2015

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
European retail pension mutual funds will grow to A$3.7 trillion within four years and investment managers and product providers must expand their thinking about product to keep up. In their latest report on the sector, research group Cerulli said that ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Australian shares remain well over one per cent higher at noon with political progress in Italy and stronger commodity prices boosting investor sentiment. At 1220 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 59.8 points, or 1.39 per cent, at 4,353.6 ...

Forum: Women driving change

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Cracks are showing in the so-called glass ceiling that keeps women from rising up the corporate ladder, but there is still a long way to go. That was the message from senior female executives in the wealth management industry at the Women Driving Change ...

ESG adds value but in moderation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Integrating ESG principles into portfolio management can boost returns and control risk provided it's done intelligently and is not taken to excess, finds new research from Plato Investment Management. But not getting the balance right detracts from ...

Antares launches inflation-linked fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Wholesale and institutional investors now have access to the new Antares Inflation Linked Bond Fund, launched by specialist manager Antares Fixed Income, in response to more investor demand in this asset class. While this class is traditionally occupied ...

Age Pension must be factored into retirement income

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Australians should factor in the Age Pension when looking at their projected retirement income, according to global professional services firm, Towers Watson. "Superannuation Guarantee increases notwithstanding, the Age Pension will continue to provide ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Australian stocks were firmer at noon, but the market has eased back from the half a per cent gain at the start of the local trading day as investors look towards the unfolding situation in Europe. At 1210 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up ...

Illiquid assets boost returns: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Illiquid investments are favoured by not-for-profit funds with strong cash flows and when such assets are managed properly they result in higher investment returns, reveals new research from superannuation regulator APRA. In a research paper released ...