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Forecasting foibles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... word, makes me sound sophisticated), a boom is predicted to continue forever and a bust would continue towards the depths of hell. Here's proof. In its World Economic Outlook report dated 29 January 2008, the IMF printed, 'global growth is projected ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... Jones' 250 point gain overnight, the Australian market was "slack". "The market is still very tender and there's still not a hell of a lot of buying," he said. "Everybody bought everything over the last seven days and they're taking thir money back today." ...

China could own America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
To nationalise or not to nationalise - that is the question. US equity markets continued to reel on speculation that America would soon become a Socialist State - that is it would control finance which is the lifeblood of the economy. Among notable ...

PE group adopts ESG

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
US based Private Equity Council (PEC) members have agreed to integrate governance, social, health, labour and environmental issues into their investment processes. The guidelines were signed after a meeting with PEC and some of the worlds' largest institutional ...

Neuberger Berman pledges money guarantee

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
Lehman Brothers subsidiary Neuberger Berman Management has put up its hand to be a part of the US Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds. The trustee board of bankrupt Lehman Brothers' asset management arm, along with all other ...

PE firms gobble Lehman Bros AM

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
Neuberger Berman, a subsidiary of the now defunct Lehman Brothers, along with a huge slice of the parent company's asset management business has been sold for $2.7 billion to private equity giants Bain Capital Partners and Hellman & Friedman. The transaction ...

Goodbye ACMSF, hello Sunsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
The $165 million Anglican Church Master Superannuation Fund (ACMSF) closed its doors last month - prompting the transfer of all members and assets to the $13 billion Sunsuper. According to a statement on the ACMSF website, the fund's Trustee has been ...

Goodbye fax, hello tech messaging

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
Tired with paper transactions, nine big fund managers are ditching their fax machines for SWIFTNet Funds' electronic messaging funds transfers. Nine participants in the SWIFTNet Funds market practice and pilot are taking the plunge to go live with electronic ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... are having to take on these mortgages, which is keeping people spooked," Mr Klusman said. "The feeling is that there's a hell of a lot further to go. We're not buying and we're selling into strength." At 1203 AEDT, National Australia Bank declined 40 ...

Currency hedging key to international returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
New research from nabCapital suggests currency hedging, more than investment strategy selection, is the key to generating high returns in international equities. Donald Hellyer, managing director and head of insurance and fund manager relations at nabCapital ...