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Hedge funds lag index returns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
Global hedge funds trailed behind key global indices as markets staged a recovery although long term figures depict a different picture, according to the latest hedge fund research. The global hedge fund index, domiciled in US dollars, returned 3.5 ...

AFA conference to focus on leadership

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) highlights the importance of strong leadership skills at this year's conference, with keynote speakers including Darren Flanagan, the man behind the Beaconsfield mine rescue and Peter Baines, who helped lead ...

Tonight's the night

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... assumptions will look rationale, logical. But economies are dynamic and do not lend themselves into being fitted into a black box model. The mere unveiling of the Budget itself would cause a series of reactions and counter-reactions that would change ...

Out with the new old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
... believe that this time it's different? The financial markets are dynamic. Economies are dynamic. These cannot be put in a black box model that spits out a number 'assuming' that the parameters stay the same. They never are. They never will be. This is ...

Bonus hocus pocus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
... about the futility of introducing new regulations to ensure that the current global financial crisis does not escape Pandora's Box ever again. New regulations have been introduced, repealed and brought back through the course of history every time a ...

Health Super gives aid to fire victims

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
Health Super is helping bushfire victims by donating their call centre staff services, giving blood, and offering essentials to aid those in need. The $7.6 billion industry fund has donated the services of its call centre staff to the Red Cross Call ...

Faster than the speed of fright

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... Sybase Australia worked with IBM, MicroStrategy and Frontline Solutions to launch Sybase Analytic Appliance, an out-of-the box solution designed to reduce the burden on data warehousing and reporting - at up to 65 per cent less cost than existing products. ...

Mass modular advice to boost savings

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... meaningful advice to their members without breaching regulation? Coates believes they can but they need to think outside the box. "You can't just cut-and-paste existing advice models," he said. For example, while the planning industry currently champions ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... shares rose 24 cents, or 1.78 per cent to $13.74. On Wall Street, all major indices surged as Amercians headed to the ballot box to vote for a new president, with investors hoping a new administration will bring relief from the global financial crisis. ...

TAAM wins $100m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
One of Sweden's largest pension managers, the $43 billion AP1, has awarded Treasury Asia Asset Management with a $100 million Asian equities mandate. The mandate has been in the pipeline for six months but was funded mid September. The $100 million ...