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HSBC launches alt fund services

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
The lure of the country's superannuation dollars will push more global hedge funds to target Australian investors, prompting HSBC to open a specialist fund services arm locally ahead of the wave of hedge fund activity. Previously, HSBC has provided ...

IOOF targets Gen Y super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... super," said Max Super general manager, David Williams. "The truth is, there are more than 8 million Gen X and Y-ers in the country and it would be fair to say that most of them still don't know or care where their super is," he said.

One down, more to follow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... growth in real GDP weakening to 0.4 per cent in the June quarter from 0.6 per cent in the first. This would bring the country's annual economic growth rate down to 2.9 per cent - the lowest in 6 quarters - from 3.6 per cent in the March quarter. Declining ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... stock markets closed lower on Monday, with the London market undermined by comments by Britain's finance minister that the country faced a severe economic downturn. London's FTSE 100 index of top shares fell 33.8 points, or 0.60 per cent, to 5,602.80 ...

ETS is upside down

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... consuming goods that come with higher emissions footprints regardless of where the goods were produced. "Australia is a rich country. If we want to act to curb [emissions], what right have we got to punish poor countries? By this I mean consumption of ...

Planners demand global fund with conviction

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... not invest more than 30 per cent in any one sector and no more than 25 per cent in a single industry. The strategy is country-agnostic and does not invest above 35 per cent in any particular country except the US. Also, emerging markets exposure is capped ...

US and Aus open equities borders

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... agreement between US and Australian regulators that may allow brokers from both regions to only comply with their home country regulation when trading Australian or US equities. The groundbreaking deal could further ease cross-border trading and means ...

Aon signs UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... institutional investors and with broader objectives of society," he said. Australian companies are no strangers to the UN PRI. The country boasts one of the highest UN PRI participation rates globally, with more than 65 signatories already on the list. ...

Choice-of-fund members jump 81pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... superannuation providers or those who have reached the mass market by size, such as AustralianSuper, the largest super fund in the country. "While many argue a key chunk of choice is attributed to portability, there are no real signs of this changing ...

Super fund asset allocation on hold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
The country's major asset consultants said super fund trustees are not rushing to change their overall asset allocation strategies post the sub-prime crisis although some are placing fixed income assets under closer review. Financial Standard interviewed ...