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Retail funds still unable to match industry fund popularity

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... more sensitive to stock market fluctuations," Roy Morgan said. The decline in satisfaction during the global financial crisis was greater for retail funds and, according to Roy Morgan, many have accredited it "to differences in investment allocations." ...

Philanthropic fund establishments return to pre-GFC levels

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2015
... of private ancillary funds (PAFs) established in 2014 reached the highest level since the start of the global financial crisis in 2008. As many as 150 PAFs were established in Australia during 2014, compared to around 80 the year before, according to ...

MTAA hails 'a third, a third, a third' board structure a success

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... chief executive Leeanne Turner and chair John Brumby to see how it has gone. MTAA Super's woes during the global financial crisis, during which it plunged from the very top to the very bottom of the performance league tables, led to a massive overhaul ...

Australia's confidence recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... growth in the US and the UK are gaining momentum. If the Australian economy was able to withstand the global financial crisis - when most of our peers were receding big time (China's growth slowed from 9.0% in Q3 2008 to 6.8% in Q4 2008 to 6.6% in Q1 ...

Murray takes aim at industry culture

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... of distrust that must be addressed. Speaking at an event in Sydney yesterday, Murray said that post the global financial crisis the public is highly conscious of the potential consequences of financial crises. He said there are likely to be ongoing events ...

Bond experts reiterate need for flexible duration strategy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... countries reached historical lows in recent years as central banks aggressively cut rates in the wake of the global financial crisis. While this was a boon for bond investors, signs of economic recovery now mean interest are set to reverse. The big questions ...

Rejoice for the A$ has fallen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... drop from around US$0.97 in July 2008 to US$0.62 four months later that helped the economy withstand the global financial crisis. Australia may have just joined the currency war without firing a bullet... and if this is the start of a deeper depreciation ...

Climate induced GFC a 'very real' risk: Hewson

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... has said that over-investment by banks and pension funds in carbon-exposed industries could lead to a global financial crisis that dwarfs the 2008 crash. Hewson was speaking in his capacity as chairman of the Asset Owners' Disclosure Project, a movement ...

FEATURE: Quenching the thirst for income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
Low economic growth and wavering investment confidence in the wake of the global financial crisis has turned a stampede of investors onto the portfolio boosting benefits of income-paying investments. But understanding the many options available can ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... data at the weekend showed Chinese industrial output expanded in August at its slowest rate since the global financial crisis. Wall Street provided a negative lead after another round of solid indicators fanned expectations the Federal Reserve will hike ...