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ECB relents, sort of

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... Germans to say, I say. Their economy is benefiting from the European turmoil in terms of a weak euro, low interest rates and safe haven flows into their bond market. It's been so good for the Germans that its finance ministry even boasted last night ...

J.P. Morgan makes fresh moves in sec lending

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
Superannuation funds access to securities lending enters a new stage with the launch of the J.P. Morgan first Australian Tri-Party Securities Lending transaction. Tri-party securities collateral management will allow more lenders to accept non-cash ...

Danger everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... cities. Danger, danger everywhere, Will Robinson! Don't go into bonds, they're overvalued. Speaking of overvaluation, not safe in gold or other commodities either. And equities? Look up young man! Look at the above paragraphs and it would be enough to ...

A QEasy road ahead for investors

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
The US Federal Reserve's recent decision to employ a second round Quantitative Easing could be the catalyst for another downturn in markets, according to a leading strategist. Matthew Sherwood, Perpetual's head of investment markets research, told Financial ...

Ireland gives in to EU bailout

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
The Irish government has finally caved into the pressure and requested assistance from the European Union and IMF to solve its fiscal crisis and enable it to prop up its ailing banks. The Guardian newspaper reported that Ireland would receive a,-70 ...

Healing US, crouching Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... reason to worry about. The eurozone and its sovereign debt crisis: that's what it is. Yes, ladies and gents, investors sought safe haven in the US dollar (bring me the head of the one who said that the US currency would be a worthless piece of paper). ...

AvSuper awards hedge fund mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
AvSuper has appointed $25 million each to Fauchier Partners and Aurora as the fund ramps up its hedge fund strategies. Michelle Griffiths, chief executive of Canberra-based AvSuper, said the $50 million mandates are part of the funding for the super ...

ASIC super expert joins ASFA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
ASFA has hired former ASIC senior executive superannuation leader, Louise du Pre-Alba, as its new director of policy. Du Pre-Alba was previously head of super at ASIC and will take up her role immediately on a part-time basis, before working full-time ...

Annual renewals protect investors: ISN

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
Annual renewals will be a key element of the Future of Financial Advice reforms, and failure to implement these arrangements will see the reforms 'seriously compromised', according to the Industry Super Network. ISN this month released a briefing paper ...

BlackRock to develop super SMA

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
BlackRock, one of the pioneers of separately managed accounts (SMA) in Australia, revealed plans to launch a superannuation version of its customised portfolio service next year. James Langlands, co-head of customised portfolio solutions at BlackRock ...