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Priced, but not for a V

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... called into account is real. "Mark time march!" Once again talking heads are finding reasons why the rally that started in March would mark time. To explain Wall Street's down move for instance, Bloomberg quoted a US fund manager saying, "The future ...

Diversa buys MARF Super

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
... the Diversa group's second acquisition of a superannuation management business. Diversa bought Super Promoters Business in March this year. MARF was established in Brisbane in 1988 to provide superannuation benefits to members and their dependents. Today ...

Shared equity property posts 21pc growth

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... International's residential property shared equity portfolio's mark to market value is 21 per cent higher than when it opened in March 2007. The firm's "mature portfolio" has invested in roughly 500 properties so far and based on cash-flows by the repayment ...

ASIC slaps six year ban for MIS fraud

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... to operate the scheme. ASIC also found that West intended to circumvent a restraining order made by the Supreme Court in March 2007 by continuing to solicit funds from investors in the scheme. The banning of West follows proceedings brought by ASIC in ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... When headlines spun each and every Australian Labour Force report into something short of causing a heart attack? Back in March this year when most of us were fearful, the headlines read, "Job losses worst for 18 years" (AFR). "Australian Jobless Rate ...

ASIC approves Opes Prime settlement

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... claim was a civil penalty and compensatory action against the directors of Opes Prime, and the ANZ bank. ASIC announced in March 2009 that it has put in place an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) from the ANZ in relation to ASIC's investigation, arising from ...

The perfect hedge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... ounce. Spot gold closed at US$933.50 in NY last night - down 7.7 per cent from the all-time high of US$1,011.6 reached in March 2008. However, gold is far from losing its lustre. So far this year, gold has appreciated by 10.6 per cent - outperforming ...

TGM wins Asset Super mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... Information. Meanwhile Quentin Ayers was in charge of its alternatives portfolio. Quentin Ayers' mandate was terminated in March. Following the termination, the fund took the overlay of its alternative investments in-house. However, the arrangement was ...

IAG & NRMA fund rejigs insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... governance strategies following its signing of the UN PRI. The plan, which had $805 million in funds under management in March, has renewed its contract with CommInsure and re-negotiated the insurance premium rates for members. According to a newsletter ...

CalPERS portfolio drops 23pc

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... year returns remained at over 7 per cent. The fund was valued at $288 billion a year ago but fell to around $190 billion in March this year before recovering by $24 billion in the following three months. Joe Dear, chief investment officer at CalPERS ...