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REST Industry Super delivers 0.85%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... the best performing asset class was bonds as yields in Australia, the US, UK and Germany fell to record lows on the back of safe-haven demand and expectations of further falls in official cash rates." Sayer said while the returns are disappointing in ...

Investors ignoring credit

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... increasing volatility fatigue, and the resulting flight to quality, Quin said that investors were either being pushed into the safe havens of fixed income and cash, or if they were seeking growth, equities. "The low risk market is very expensive right ...

Aust real estate investors staying home

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... but probably in 12 to 18 months from now." Reinforcing the home country bias is that Australia is perceived as an investor safe haven. Breen added that the longer it takes for certainty to emerge on the future for Europe, the greater the emphasis on ...

Provident Capital leaves 3500 investors in limbo

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
The collapse of Sydney-based mortgage lender and fund manager Provident Capital has left 3,500 retail investors at risk of losing more than $100 million. Phil Carter, Tony Sims and Marcus Ayres of PPB Advisory were this week appointed receivers of Provident ...

Falling bond yields, low growth, subdued returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... near negligible economic growth in the foreseeable future. But it could also be driven by overseas investors desperate for a safe-haven. In April this year, economic analysis from Colonial First State reported that 84% of Australian government bonds ...

Gen Y's more financially independent

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
At a time when Baby Boomers are suffering a sharemarket hammering, fewer GenY children now expect financial assistance with the purchase of their first home than in previous years, according to RaboDirect. According to the latest RaboDirect National ...

US equities a gateway to emerging markets

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... McDonalds now generate large portions of their revenue from emerging markets, and "most of these companies are considered stable, safe businesses," he said. Technological powerhouses like Apple, despite outsourcing production to Asia, call America home ...

BNP custody and settlement service goes live

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012

New accountants' licence hailed as win for affordable advice

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
The federal government's new conditional licensing regime for accountants has been applauded by professional bodies as a step to achieving broader access to financial advice. CPA Australia chief executive officer Alex Malley said the new rules are a ...

Pacific Hydro joins $315m renewable energy JV

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a $320 million consortium agreement between the industry fund owned Australian renewable energy company Pacific Hydro and Brazil's mining company Vale. The agreement formalises Vale's and Pacific Hydro's intentions ...