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La Trobe pooled mortgage fund rated by Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... consideration in assessing the La Trobe Financial's long-term performance is the fact that throughout the global financial crisis, the PMO was able to continue to provide investors with stable income streams, while meeting the liquidity requirements ...

Over-reliant bank lending slows OECD economic growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... a stronger drag on growth than credit to businesses. OECD chief economist, Catherine L. Mann, said the global financial crisis has raised deep questions about the influence of finance on economic activity and the distribution of income. "What our research ...

Super pool reducing Aussie reliance on foreign capital: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... of domestic investment. "While companies in other countries had difficulty finding funding during the global financial crisis (GFC), superannuation funds provided an important source of capital for Australian companies refinancing during the GFC," Vamos ...

QIC asks government to step up, break toxic cycle

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... that's going to hit the consumer." But with Australian consumers more indebted than they were prior to the global financial crisis, there is a risk that they stop spending and confidence falls. "Then, you're caught up in very bad spiral where consumers ...

FEATURE: Defending wealth

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... turning to riskier investments to preserve and guarantee their income in this unpredictable environment. The global financial crisis drew a line in the sand for investors. Most talk about the years before the great debacle with nostalgia. They were easier ...

Instos demanding multi-asset alternative strategies

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... investors look to diversify beyond traditional asset classes. "The hedge fund industry has doubled since the global financial crisis and in 2014 we saw more flows into hedge funds than in any year since 2008," said Rupert Smoker, acting general manager ...

Liquidnet to launch first fixed income dark pool

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... and European markets and we felt that the time was right for that." Baldwin explained that prior to the global financial crisis, investment banks were "bastions of liquidity." But new minimum capital requirements have limited investment managers' and ...

Instos doing little to protect portfolios

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... confidence in being able to weather a sharp correction is potentially misplaced. As we saw during the global financial crisis, the traditional diversification strategies adopted by a large number of investors have limitations in preventing significant ...

Bank results underpin wealth management new era

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
As the big four banks prepare for the end of the extraordinary bull run experienced since the global financial crisis, their wealth management arms also gear up for a new era. In a more challenging market and regulatory environment, the focus for the ...

Falling cash rate puts gold in 'sweet spot'

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... explained. At the same time, cash rates globally are at an all-time low, more than 5% lower than before the global financial crisis. "Central banks still see gold as an important component of their monetary reserves, and have been building their holdings ...