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Dynamic approach key to low volatility investing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
Institutional investors turning to low volatility equity strategies to help manage risk in their portfolios must be prepared to take a very active and flexible approach, leading proponents of the strategy have warned. Low volatility equity investing ...

AusSuper grants London property mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
AustralianSuper has appointed TIAA Henderson Real Estate (TH Real Estate) to manage its London office property investment strategy. TH Real Estate, which is 60% owned by TIAA-CREF and 40% by Henderson Global Investors, already manages AustralianSuper's ...

Waiting for the ECB to exhale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
Push has now come to shove. Yes Virginia, freshly-released data on the state of inflation and unemployment may have just done it - that is, remove whatever doubts linger that Super Mario's coming back to save the eurozone. The European Central Bank ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is set to open higher despite a modest fall on Wall Street overnight in quiet trade. At 0705 AEST on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was 10 points higher at 5,492. In economic news on Wednesday, the ...

Industry stalwart Tucker takes stake in Westoz

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
Former MLC chief executive Steve Tucker has become executive chairman and minority shareholder of fund manager Westoz Investment Management. Tucker has a 20% stake in the firm, with the remaining 80% owned by ASX-listed and Western Australian focused ...

FEAL to recognise top superannuation CIOs and COOs

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
The country's leading superannuation chief investment officers and chief operation officers will be recognised at a national CIO & COO Awards through a joint initiative by industry body FEAL and fund manager La Trobe Financial. FEAL has teamed up with ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
The Australian share market was weaker in early trade ignoring positive leads out of the US overnight. US markets scaled record highs following a solid report on US manufacturing activity, while European markets were flat on soft German inflation data. ...

Crowe Horwath to announce buyout proposal

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
Crowe Horwath has requested a trading halt on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and will soon provide an update on discussions regarding acquisition proposals. The company, which changed its name from WHK Group in mid-2013, has reportedly received ...

IOOF and SFGA union rattles top ranks

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
The increasingly concentrated Australian financial services industry is about to be shaken by a merger that will position an independent provider on the front row for the first time in years. IOOF's bid to acquire SFG Australia (SFGA) shows that the ...

Super isn't working for us, say baby boomers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
Just 20% of working Australians over 50 believe superannuation is a "good system" that is "working for them," a report commissioned by REST Industry Super has found. The report also found that 45% of respondents were concerned about the constant rule ...