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ASFA calls for consistent global regulatory standards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... to Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Speaking at the ASFA's third Asia-Pacific Pension Forum in Beijing, China, Vamos said pension funds most engage internationally on areas such as system ...

This means war (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... pace in nearly two years in January; better-than-expected growth in Spanish retail sales; Indian inflation easing for the third straight month in February and a surprise uptick in January industrial production. Not to mention, New Zealand. Its economy ...

Citi closes gap in custody race

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... than $200 billion ahead of the next biggest player, J.P. Morgan, which grew by 6.4%. While most custodians recorded growth, third place BNP Paribas actually shrunk by 2.6% to $305.13 billion. This halved the gap between BNP and Citi, from $100 billion ...

You go NZ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... unemployment rate dropping to 6.0% in the December quarter from 6.8% a year ago and down from a 13-year high of 7.2% in the third quarter of 2012. How good is that? That's the employment mandate of the RBNZ's dual mandate taken cared of... the other? ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... or 0.53 per cent, at 5,400.5 points. NEW YORK - For much of Wednesday, the US stock market appeared to be headed for its third decline in three days. By late afternoon, the market began to slowly pare its losses as investors bought up oil refiners, mining ...

Retiree 4pct drawdown limits too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
New research released by the Financial Services Institute of Australia (Finsia) reveals that the standard 4% retirement income drawdown may be too high and inadvertently result in retirement funds running out too quickly. The research is detailed in ...

Towers Watson grows Australian team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... UK office. Misev spent over three years with Towers Watson as an investment consultant focusing on private markets. The third appointment was Harrison Lane, who will join the Sydney team as a graduate investment analyst. Graeme Miller, director of investment ...

SSFS invests in Standard Life alternative fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... annum for Australian investors over the four years from inception in 2009 to December 31, 2013. The risk expectation is a third to half that of the equity market, with a target return of cash plus 5% per annum (gross of fees), over rolling 3-year periods. ...

Fund managers expect clients to turn aggressive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... managers believe that the investment strategies of their institutional clients will become more aggressive next year, up from a third of managers in 2013. "An interesting surprise to us is the increase in survey participants who believe that investment ...

Chinese currency reforms to transform bond benchmarks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... intends to invest 5% of its foreign exchange reserves in Chinese sovereign bonds. "China's government bond market is the third-largest in the world and last year the renminbi overtook the euro to become the second most-traded currency in the global letter-of-credit ...