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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 ...

Managed accounts set for an overhaul

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... accounts platform." Meanwhile, the Institute of Managed Accounts Provider (IMAP) said the paper recognises that MDAs are a mainstream product. "This will result in an excellent outcome for investors and MDA providers alike," IMAP chair Toby Potter sa ...

EM corp bonds better than US: CFSGAM

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... low yields in the developed world have converged to make emerging market debt an increasingly popular investment for mainstream investors in recent years. Williamson says that there are a number of factors helping the metrics for emerging market debt ...

MainstreamBPO partners with DomaCom

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... executive Arthur Naoumidis said the agreement 'completes the operational jigsaw' as it prepares to launch a new platform. "Mainstream operate on best of breed software and provide back office services to a range of high end financial service organisations ...

Falling gold price a buying opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... remain in recession in 2013, the price fall means the shiny metal could now well be undervalued. While gold is not a mainstream investment for superannuation funds in Australia, Laidler said ETF Securities institutional clients typically have around ...

Quality of Spain and Poland belies credit rating

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... already being applied to AXA's Responsible Investment funds and the investment manager is considering expanding it into mainstream funds. "The strength of our model is its flexibility, which allows us to propose different ways to integrate ESG criteria ...