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Twitter usage on the rise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... not currently a major communications platform for super funds and wealth managers, will soon rise to be considered a mainstream channel. Growth of Twitter usage is faster still as while 13% of social media participants used the platform in 2010, by May ...

Mercer makes key changes to investment team

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... late 2013. He will continue to maintain his global thought leadership responsibilities for the management of Mercer's Mainstream Asset portfolios. "Russell is a seasoned and highly respected investment professional whose global experience and insights ...

Platforms hold sway over fund access

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... platforms, as well as the difficulty in being included, mean unlisted property funds remain only on the fringes of mainstream investment, a Property Investment Research (PIR) panel discussion has concluded. Panel members including Charter Hall Direct ...

Neuberger Berman adds EM debt capability

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... dramatically in emerging markets but they recovered just as quickly." As emerging market debt becomes more established as a mainstream investment, Uriquieta said tactical opportunities such as these would become less pronounced. "The dedicated pension ...

May Day happy day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... their excess reserves at the ECB. Yes, return. If I remember correctly, the idea of negative interest rates gained mainstream late last year. The Fed, then the Bank of England (BOE), subsequently dismissed the idea. Here's Mario's response when asked ...

On austerity, growth and expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... "Our consistent advice has been to avoid withdrawing fiscal stimulus too quickly, a position identical to that of most mainstream economists." They also 'consistently' let governments used their academic paper, "Growth in a Time of Debt" as rationale ...

Australian Islamic finance presents opportunities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... total. The growth opportunity is unavoidable." Kalam added that he sees no reason why IBF products won't become as mainstream in Australia as they are in other markets, such as the UK where 22 banks offer access to Islamic finance products. Shariah compliant ...

ASIC targets SMSF confidence tricksters

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... want this issue to gain a head of steam," he added. "SMSFs are becoming, if they have not already become, part of the mainstream and it will be an increasing point of ASIC focus going ahead," Kell finished.

Zenith reaffirms RFM livestock fund recommendation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... reliable yield. Livestock markets offer a truly alternative source of beta which are almost completely uncorrelated to mainstream assets. StockBank is therefore recommended as a risk diversifier in a portfolios with high risk tolerance weighted toward ...

ESG RA to award best stockbroking research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... clear to see that year by year, valuation impacts and techniques are becoming more refined. It is also clear that the mainstream analysts of broking houses are becoming more comfortable with the identification and quantification of ESG factors," she ...