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Wen again gets what Wen wants

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... monetary conditions, further easing in monetary policy does not get the Chinese economy moving forward" and "this is a problem that we have been discussing in great detail in our series China's hard landing and beyond". He's again quoted in the news ...

Investors must push for PE transparency

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
Investors must mount pressure on fund managers if they want to see an improvement in private equity transparency, according to Hamilton Lane's managing director Tara Blackburn. While the sector has made significant strides to overhaul its reputation ...

Australia ranks third in Global Pensions

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... population, low investment returns and, in some cases, significant government debt. He added that to try and solve the problem, the Australian government has made significant reforms since the 2011 Index, notably with the increase in mandatory Superannuation ...

Woe R'Us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
Australians all let's NOT rejoice. How can we when day in, day out - days in-between - we're reminded of the woeful state that the world is in and that... we'll be swimming with the fishes along with it? Woe R'Us. Look beyond the sea that girths our ...

Upside from frontier markets untapped: Feriani

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... biggest challenges is taking local custody of companies, which Feriani says discourages many from bothering. Part of the problem in the short term, adds Feriani is reluctance by risk managers and compliance officers to go through the process of discovering ...

Aust super system failing retirees

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... accounting body CPA is calling on the government to consider a major overhaul of the lump-sum payment system, claiming it is a problem that needs fixing. "It is time for leaders of every stripe to set aside the standard vested interest arguments and ...

Investment teams need more skin in game

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... something goes wrong with one of those managers we'll see a large number of institutions in Australia all having the same problem at the same time and it will be a case of, 'hedge funds have blown up the world again,'" Liptak said. "Yet it may be that ...

The pain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... threatens to secede from a country in a region that's desperately trying to stay as one, and what do we get? We get a problem Houston. That central banker is no other than Philly Fed president Charlie Plosser who commented yesterday that, "We are unlikely ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on the US and European bourses as concern re-emerges over the eurozone's debt problems and confidence wanes for the Federal Reserve's QE3 move. At 0815 AEST on Thursday, the December share ...

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MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012