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Health Super gives aid to fire victims

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... those who have been affected by the bushfires," said the fund. "We wish to thank those who assisted during the dangerous times, and those who are still helping to ease the aftermath of the devastation caused by bushfires in Victoria."

Advisers turn to unlisted property

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... ACT acknowledged that the 15 per cent figure is above the average allocation for most advisers. "It's a reflection of the times - I think that people are shying away from listed, primarily because of the volatility. It's encouraging people back to unlisted ...

State Super focuses on risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... in our bonds. "We've made sure that we've had managers in international and domestic equities that would do well in hard times. We've shifted into alternatives in the last two years - we're doing better than most," he said. Russell was a keynote speaker ...

WA planning firm moves east

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... Indian Ocean Capital founder and director. "It's our view that thing will start to improve towards the end of 2009, at which times we will have some of the best in the business on board to make the most of the upturn in investment opportunities." The ...

Sherry attacks Hockey on super policy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... government payment. "I'm sure many businesses would decide not to add the new workers - the last thing we need during these tough times," he said. "The question is whether Hockey will consider the interests of hard working Australians and take the chance ...

Nationalisation - that ugly word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... financial system. 'The Maestro' Alan Greenspan has also now come to this conclusion. In an interview with the Financial Times, he said that, 'It may be necessary to temporarily nationalise some banks in order to facilitate a swift and orderly restructuring.' ...

Malaysia tops shariah funds list

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... instance is the world's largest with $5.6 billion in assets under management as of October last year. The Arabic fund is nine times the size of Malaysia's largest fund - the Public Ittikal Fund. In total, Malaysian-domiciled Shariah funds manage around ...

Aviva prepares for equity investment surge

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... term deposits increased by $300 million to more than $430 million over a 10 month period to October last year. "In volatile times it's important to remember basic investment strategies such as dollar cost averaging," said Stuart Fechner, Aviva distribution ...

Invest in shares or migrate: Ruthven

MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... allocations to Australian or global shares despite the market downturn. "Our strategies are the same - whether they are good [times] or bad," he said. "As far as we're concerned, [now] is the opportunity to put money into shares as it represents more ...

Biggest Loser Part 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... that the IMF forecasts of a 1.6 per cent decline in real GDP for 2009 might also need to be downgraded. I have said many times over the past few months that the longer the global financial crisis remains unresolved, the more economies it will claim ...