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Of population growth and surpluses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... headlines spun this as a negative. Treasurer Swan has reportedly said that this presents the government with one of the country's greatest challenges. But he was talking of the challenge of supporting a growing ageing population. Not population growth ...

Industry awards top hedge funds in 2009

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
It was standing room only at last night's Australian Hedge Fund Industry Awards, an event that recognised the country's top-performing hedge funds while raising money for children's cancer charity, Cure Our Kids. Taking the top award as Australian Hedge ...

AIST measures investment choice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... this setting is structured to deliver the best retirement outcome possible," she said. The survey involved six of the country's largest super funds managing more than $74 billion in assets. The AIST survey comes after an Investment Trends survey found ...

Finance firms power down to power up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... and can add millions of dollars to utility bills, but it doesn't have to be that way, said an IT expert. Gary Hull, the country managing director of Raritan, an award-winning power management group, said that one of the challenges facing financial services ...

ABN AMRO morphs into RBS Morgans

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... are here to stay in Australia and are committed to the long-standing partnership with RBS Morgans," said RBS Australia country executive Stephen Williams. The rebranding comes at a time when RBS Morgans is gearing up for its next growth phase, according ...

Greenback weakness not all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... policy of the Great Depression coming back to haunt? This economic ism is used to describe policy actions pursued by a country aimed at boosting its domestic economy but is a detriment to its neighbours. This may take the form of export subsidies, import ...

Lucky country

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... over 14 per cent p.a. in local currency terms in the past five years, posting the highest growth in assets than any other country, research shows. The Watson Wyatt and Pensions & Investments research found Asia Pacific pension funds recorded the highest ...

Aussie dollar rises to restore equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... bad in the A$'s appreciation. Just be careful you don't wish that it rises beyond the reach of our now poorer developed country peers.

TOWER nabs $600m AustralianSuper deal

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
TOWER has secured a $600 million insurance deal with AustralianSuper, the country's largest super fund - and the insurer's winning tender could spur the biggest shake-up in the sector this year. The deal, the largest in Australia this year with an annual ...

Asian equities approach fair value

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... in the past month since the beginning of August this year. This is despite many fund managers remaining bullish on the country and its mid-term growth outlook. "The Chinese stock market has had a tremendous run since November last year and the reason ...