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The Celtic Tiger gets back its roar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... consolidate or reverse at some point. Guilty, your honour! The Dow was at it again overnight. Its paltry 0.04% gain overnight was enough to put it in the running for the longest straight days of gains - nine versus the 10 days achieved in November 1996. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... logged its longest winning streak in two years - barely. A tiny gain gave the Dow its eighth straight increase Tuesday, long enough to match its longest series of gains since February 2011. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 2.77 points to 14,450.06 ...

Fund stalwarts draw $6bn in Aus equities mandates

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... who choose to disclose mandates data, therefore the exact size and number of mandates awarded may vary. However, there is enough data to build a good understanding of the appetite of the majority of superannuation funds. In an environment where superannuation ...

Still the best game in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... a leading indicator of capital expenditure -- over the month of January. I'm sure we could find more if we google hard enough. Or we could rehash those old tales of woe like spending cuts and higher taxes would slow US economic growth, the Eurozone remains ...

The happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... suddenly reverse market optimism, this week's the week. And why not? The latest US non-farm payrolls report provides a strong enough tailwind to push it there and further. America generated 236,000 jobs in February -- plus 246,000 private and minus 10,000 ...

Need action on diversity not just a policy: ACSI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... have a gender diversity policy but the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors says that just having a policy isn't enough, it's results that count. The ASX this morning, on International Womens Day, released research showing that 93% of S&P/ASX200 ...

Pricing of unlisted assets call for new model: Northfield

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... While pricing and analysing unlisted assets through the lens of listed businesses is not new, Northfield has accumulated enough data that may not be accessible to locally-based insto investors. For example, the group regularly tracks a list of 70,000 ...

Strong returns help UniSuper stave off benefit review

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... UniSuper's investment returns have helped to lift the solvency funding ratios of the fund's defined benefit division - enough for the trustee to defer a decision on reviewing member benefits. While the trustee is remaining cautious about the development ...

Can't help falling in love with stocks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... 500 is - it's now just 1.6% away to reclaiming and beating its own top (also reached on 9 October 2007). Those fortunate enough - or should I say, greedy - that went equity shopping at the back in 9 March 2009 (hey, that's almost 3 years to the day) ...

More details needed on conflicted remuneration guide

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... Policy and Standards Dante De Gori told Financial Standard. "It is a good and a welcomed start and certainly this guide has enough to continue preparing and being ready for FoFA," De Gori said. AFA chief operating officer Phil Anderson showed concern ...