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Pension deficits worsen for FTSE 100

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... total pension liabilities greater than their equities market value, noted the report. British Airways, BT, Invensys and Royal Bank of Scotland for instance now have total pension liabilities that are more than double their equity market value. Out of ...

Goldilocks Budget 2009

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... recession would be a mild one. The recession would be more modest than that of 1991 even if the economy follows the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) forecast of a 1 per cent contraction or the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) projection of a 1.3 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 20 points higher at 3,889. In company news on Wednesday, Commonwealth Bank of Australia releases its March quarter trading update. CSL Ltd is scheduled to publish its annual results and Brisbane ...

Thrift is the new cool: K2

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
From high-speed railway to high-tech alarms, fund manager K2 Asset Management banks on stocks that will flourish in the face of a global recession. Nick Griffin, the group's head of international strategy, said that investors should tap into mega-trends ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... excuse to take money off the table, and that's what's happened this morning." Among the major banks, Australia's biggest bank, Westpac, was ten cents lower at $20.35, and National Australia Bank was down 46 cents, or 2.04 per cent, at $22.14. Commonwealth ...

Australian RMBS gains appeal

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... Australian RMBSs lies in the fact that the products are usually fairly short dated while tending to yield larger margins over bank books. "If you have a view that interest rates are not going to fall down much further, well then these are fairly attractive," ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker after a fall on Wall Street, before attention turns to the federal budget due on Tuesday night. At 0714 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 51 points lower ...

Avoiding the black swan

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
In a world where major banks have passed the 'stress test' but not necessarily the smell test, investors should invest in portfolios that make small bets to gain big over the long term, said a fund manager who survived the '87 and '08 crash. Defying ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... are down and the slightly negative theme is also across the materials sector." Among the major banks, Australia's biggest bank, Westpac, was 24 cents lower at $20.36 and National Australia Bank was down 22 cents at $22.56. Commonwealth Bank had sunk ...

Instos search for cash alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... are using the government's guarantee and the lengths these firms go through to avoid paying the $1 million cap fee. "This [bank] guarantee has caused people to act in very strange ways. [In some cases] an investor that has around $5 to $10 million, has ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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