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Bad news bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... this month's instalment of economic data releases. You guessed it! It was another down day on Wall Street overnight as Murphy's Law made its presence felt. "If anything could go wrong, it will!" Or is it the current financial market version of the Law ...

Gold is hip again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... height of Global Financial Crisis -- when anything that could go wrong did - financial markets are again subscribing to Murphy's Law. After a collective shout of hallelujah, financial markets now consider the European Union/IMF 750 billion rescue package ...

Simple tax is too taxing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... Australian economy could stumble. Fool! Hey, I heard that. But weren't a few also branded fools just before the GFC? Remember Murphy's Law, "if anything can go wrong, it will." What happens then? Can the government of the day still afford to cut taxes? ...

UniSuper restructures management

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... and Sean Churchward (executive manager technology) have left UniSuper on 23 April 2010. A third executive manager, Paul Murphy (executive manager marketing and business development) will also leave UniSuper in light of the changes to the scope of his ...

BNY hires insto BDM

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
... will support the growing number of BNY Mellon Asset Management's institutional investors. Phillips will report to Bruce Murphy, managing director at BNY Mellon Asset Management Australia, who said, "It is vital that we have a strong local leadership ...

ASX targets ETF growth market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
... ramping up its exchange traded fund (ETF) business as more providers enter the market to cope with rising demand. Richard Murphy, general manager - equity markets at the ASX, said local ETF funds under management (FUM) has tripled since September 2007 ...

Funds want better EMs access

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... 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 per cent of all new mandate ...

Juice flow to continue in 2010

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2010
... flowing into risk assets this year. But then of course, it won't be a challenging year if everything goes as planned. Just as Murphy's Law dictates, "if something can go wrong, it probably will."

Christian Super invests $50m in fixed income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... bonds and global credit securities, which are all reviewed using environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. Peter Murphy, chief executive at Christian Super, said the fund's investment, reflects its commitment to integrating ESG across the entire ...

Christian Super tenders for custodian

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... tendering for a custodian, hiring Brett Elvish, founder and director at Financial Viewpoint to assist the process. Peter Murphy, chief executive at Christian Super, said the fund is tendering as part of the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority ...