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Super SA, GESB and Telstra Super join top 300

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
Fifteen of the world's top 300 pension and sovereign wealth funds are domiciled in Australia, according to a new report. That represents an increase of three on last year, with Super SA, GESB, and Telstra Super joining the global elite. The Future Fund ...

The octopus on fees versus commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... towards fee for service rather than stay with commissions as the default payment method. The Ask Octopus app was developed in Brazil by uTouchLabs and is available for $1.19 from iTunes. It doesn't however directly refer to Paul the Octopus, who rose ...

US instos get active on human rights

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... more than 20 per cent of support. The report cites a number of examples including US-listed firm Nucor on forced labour in Brazil, and Chevron and Halliburton regarding labour issues or human rights.

Temasek invests $50m in renewable fuels

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... funds to support commercial plant design and construction activities in addition to providing more capital for its US and Brazil operations. Amyris attracted $244 million in private funding when it started in 2003. According to the company's website ...

Funds want better EMs access

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
Growing appetite for emerging market investment is pushing super funds to think differently about how to gain access to the sector, said Bruce Murphy, managing director BNY Mellon Asset Management in Australia. International equities now make up 23 ...

RARE eyes Indian and Mexican assets

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... has returned 43.3 per cent, above the benchmark's 15.5 per cent. Meanwhile, Shaw is erring on the cautious side regarding Brazil investments, aiming to cut the country's allocation from 40 to 30 per cent. "Coming into 2010, we have some concerns about ...

Gold's dimming lustre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... Fund (IMF). Likewise, China is rumoured to be putting its hands up to buy the IMF's remaining 203 tonnes. South Korea, Brazil and even tiny Sri Lanka are reportedly also considering beefing up their holdings of the yellow metal. Explanation three. Low ...

Research finds country bias in pension asset allocation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... regions. For example, equities allocation can vary from as low as 27 per cent in Switzerland and a high of 72 per cent in Brazil. The most significant trend, said Goss, is the massive appeal of alternatives. Australian pension funds for example have ...

No easy gains in Indian equities: Pereira

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... director at India Equities Fund, said the Indian market posted the third strongest market in the world behind Russia and Brazil with the Sensex Index returning 80 per cent for the year. "The market has had a huge run during 2009 and while we still think ...

Room for Russia in BRIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
Many investors are convinced of the growth story behind Brazil, India and China - but does anyone know what's happening in Russia? In Sydney this week, Mark Edwards, vice president of global fund manager T. Rowe Price, said he disagrees with the view ...