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Investors focus on Russian consumer stocks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Russian consumer stocks are a favoured investment choice in Eastern Europe, as wealth in the region rises and the average debt burden remains low. Michael Hanson-Lawson, chief executive officer of regional investment house East Capital said that although ...

AIST warns MySuper deadline tight

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees MySuper third tranche submission has warned that the July1 2013 deadline for the disclosure of MySuper comparisons on a product dashboard is very tight, urging the Government to move quickly to provide ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... cent, the S&P500 backpedalled 0.44 per cent and the NASDAQ slipped 0.680 per cent. Making news, CBA said cash profit for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 came in at $1.75 billion, up from $1.7 billion in the prior corresponding period. The stock was ...

Advisers use of ETFs on the rise

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... said Mark Johnston, Investment Trends principal. Of the group (27%) of advisers who encountered problems with ETFs, lack of third party research (28%) and education (22%) were the most commonly cited issues. "We can see that the barriers are quite fragmented ...

Unstable markets demand more from COOs

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... rather than simple asset classes to obtain diversification. There was more emphasis on governance and accountability. The third is starting now. "In this third cycle funds are not only looking to eke out better returns from the less glamorous parts of ...

10m Aussies 'Like' Facebook

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... significant falls in usage. Google+ is up 570,000. But Google+ has other threats as studies in the US have reported that one-third of Google+ users make only one post and the re-share rate is extremely low albeit Google has rejected the results of the ...

Optimistic outlook for industry growth: Research

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... clients. Nearly half are still waiting to initiate discussions with clients on the FOFA changes, and on the other end, a third of advisers have begun proactive discussions including those that have implemented communication campaigns with clients around ...

Active risk under spotlight

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... pension funds are carrying. Recent research conducted by US headquartered manager Neuberger Berman found the second and third quartile of tracking error (around 400-700 basis points) in combination with on-average persistent excess returns was the "sweet ...

The end is not nigh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... Bank of China (PBOC) announced last week that it's cutting the reserve requirement ratio by 50 bps effective 18 May - the third cut in six months. And Australia? As long as China and emerging markets and the US don't go down the drain, we won't. And ...

Australia eyes Israeli super system

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... relation to annuities." Both lifecycling and annuities are hallmarks of the Chilean pension system, where approximately two-third of retirees purchase annuity products, according to 2009 research from the University of Pennsylvania. Chile has had a substantial ...