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Unloved equities to be re-rated along with risk appetite in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... recognise the long-term value in equity markets. Rossi explained that while the current price-to-earnings ratios of 13-14 times were not extremely low, equities look attractive compared to sovereign and investment grade bonds. "We have seen sustained ...

ASIC eyes off researchers

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... new guidance applies to a "broad range" of investment research providers such as analysts and research houses. "In recent times there have been serious concerns about the quality of research issued by research providers, particularly in light of various ...

China's coming soft landing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... doubled from 25% to more than 50%. This explains why internal urban migration rates can be 3% to 5% each year, and many times the natural population increase rates in some areas. Just six provinces out of almost three dozen: Guangdong, Zhejiang, Shanghai ...

More risk checks needed for super fund equities

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... acting executive manager, investments, Tim Ridley, said the fund believes that most liquidity issues for listed equities in times of market stress will relate to the small cap portion of the portfolio, rather than the large cap holdings. "As part of ...

Cloud computing to boost real-time super

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... hours or days before they can get their super details will soon be a thing of the past. "People are now used to response times in subseconds," said Slee. It's a two-way street as super funds can also find out more about their members in real-time, giving ...

Upgrades to AMP's North platform

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
... features also include an upgrade of the technology infrastructure that supports the platform, improving average response times by 20% across online transactions. Also added is the ability to generate up-to-the-minute online notifications to keep clients ...

Asset consultants influence to grow amid industry change

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... concerns about liquidity in instances where consultants were recommending smaller vehicles with limited capacity multiple times to different funds. Right now the industry body doesn't believe that these concerns warrant any further legislation and there ...

Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... would again turn out to be just that - all talk. The same goes for Greece. Yes, that's the one that's fooled us many, many times.

The song remains the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... posturing from both sides of US politics heading into the cliff - and then... a compromise. What Matt Bai wrote in the 'New York Times' last March still applies today. "The Grand Bargain is within reach" (he was talking about the looming cliff in the ...

Western recovery expected to lift Asian stocks

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... economies. But positioning your portfolio for the next phase is critical. Asia is a high beta play on the developed markets - in times of growth, it will receive a disproportionate benefit." He added that he is surprised that analysts have obsessed over ...