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US hedge funds abandon Europe on new regulations

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
A number of large US hedge funds have scrapped plans to enter Europe and have put existing operations under review in response to new European regulation, the Financial Times has reported. Their retreat comes in response to the arrival of the Alternative ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher as investors await the outcome of talks over Cyprus's debt bailout. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the Australian market had a firm opening, with financial services and consumer stocks ...

Credit unions mount 'social' battle against banks

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
The association representing credit unions and building societies is jumping on the election year to launch a new campaign designed to give bank customers a fairer deal. With the election only seven months away, industry body Abacus Australian Mutuals ...

Super fund return expectations unrealistic

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Superannuation funds expecting to achieve 3-4% above inflation on their typical balanced options are likely to be disappointed, according to Credit Suisse Private Banking's David McDonald. The head of strategy and research for Australia told journalists ...

Super funds shouldn't abandon small-cap active managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
The trend for smart beta and index investing might be growing across the wealth creation industry, but when it comes to small-cap investing, you can't beat good old-fashioned active management, according to OC Funds Management's Rob Frost. His OC Premium ...

Business as usual at Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
In the wake of several high-profile redundancies across the global organisation, Mercer has said that it is business as usual for its Australian asset-consulting arm. It was revealed at the end of last year that Mercer was abandoning a three-year-old ...

Above trend growth bodes well for commodities

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013
A collision of positive events over the festive season has delivered a better than expected growth outlook for both Australian and global economies. For starters, the US data flow is looking more promising and a (partial) resolution of the US fiscal ...

Upside for risk assets in 2013: Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
Next year promises to be fraught with uncertainty for investors but an easing of the largest global risks should pave the way for stronger returns in risk assets, according to Threadneedle's Mark Burgess. Overall the chief investment officer says Threadneedle ...

Yellow Brick Road targets Big Four bank employees

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
Yellow Brick Road is making a bid to poach disheartened staff from the Big Four banks with its latest recruitment drive. The financial services firm is looking for experienced finance industry professionals to fill posts for its new Wealth Agents business ...

Bear market end in sight: AMP Capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
There are some pretty good signs that the secular bear market may be coming to an end, according to AMP Capital's Shane Oliver. Since the galling crash of the dotcom bubble in the summer of 2000, the stock market has struggled to provide investors with ...