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'Brownfield' infra better suited to pension funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... who own 'brownfield' assets will sell those assets to funds like ourselves or direct to pension funds (if they are big enough) and will then have the capital to invest in 'greenfield' projects themselves," Crosbie said. "Alternatively, large corporates ...

Not ugly enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... jobs report. Sorry to disappoint, financial markets could be disappointed because the jobs numbers weren't disappointing enough to prod the Fed to unleash QE3. It merely confirms what you, I and Irene - and oh, Uncle Ben too - know last month and the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... Christine Lagarde warned the global economy was slowing and said the situation could get worse because Europe was not doing enough to fix its debt crisis. Tokyo closed down 0.65 per cent, or 59.05 points, at 9,0120.75 and Seoul ended 0.92 per cent, or ...

GREITS for the best property on the planet

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... diversification not just local, and that is something only global REITs can deliver because Australian funds simply don't have enough scale to do it themselves. Andrew Kavouras, head of clients and business development at the nabinvest-owned Canadian ...

Super fund support for carbon tax

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... to be transparency around the effect of the carbon tax on the companies that are paying it and I anticipate there'll be enough information in there for investment managers to make those decisions. "We're concerned there [should be] enough data and integrity ...

Can this latest kick of the can can?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... European Union (EU) announced a "breakthrough" following their 19th summit since the crisis began in early 2010. And sure enough Virginia, the euphoria was more pronounced in the equity markets of the region most affected by the EU's unexpected but welcomed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... groups. The US Federal Reserve's light-touch stimulus on Wednesday also weighed on share prices with concerns it will not be enough to boost the stuttering economy. Tokyo fell by 0.29 per cent, or 25.72 points, to 8798.35, Seoul tumbled 2.22 per cent ...

Fundamentally challenged

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... to withdraw stimulus by letting Operation Twist expire as scheduled at the end of this month - the economy is not strong enough and has even downshifted. At the same time, the Fed isn't ready yet to issue fresh mints - the economy isn't weak enough. ...

FOFA passes as industry backs professionalism

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... clarification on key issues. Delays hinder the adviser's ability to get on with business and, as an industry, we have waited long enough." The industry superannuation sector has lauded the passing of the reforms in their current state as a win for consumers ...

Fed twists again like it did last summer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... (yet). Come to think of it, Wall Street also has only itself to blame for its own disappointment -- prices have not dropped enough to shock and awe the Fed into a shock and awe reaction. They don't need to be juiced. Case in point, since peaking on the ...