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CommInsure raises red flag about underinsurance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
An overwhelming amount of Australians would rather increase their savings or pay bills than take out insurance which places them in danger of needing to refinance their mortgage - or even worse sell their home - if they are out of work for more that ...

Emerging market PE numbers on track

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... those across much of the emerging world, said Peter Von Lehe, managing director of private equity group Neuberger Berman. Places like Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico are characterised by stabilised inflation, falling unemployment and rising ...

15 Aus super funds in Top 300

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... Goss, senior investment consultant at Towers Watson in Australia. First State Super's merger with Health Super pushed it 57 places up the list of the 300 biggest pension funds globally, the biggest improvement recorded by the survey. The Future Fund ...

Break ASX clearing monopoly: Chi-X

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... competition is normally regarded as being a good thing and in most walks of life we see competition around us and that places a downward pressure on prices and it leads to innovation at a service level," he added. While the Chi-X wants clearing opened ...

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Noi! Noi! Noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... certain pride that goes in becoming a major reserve currency - and we can buy a lot of cheaper imported stuffs and travel to places at bargain prices -- but just look at the rising yen and the Swiss franc whenever fear over the Eurozone or global growth ...

Super funds cautioned on climate risk

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... alternatives space with infrastructure, property, private equity, agriculture, timberland and themed strategies the most likely places for the risk to seep into a portfolio. Birgden said that while these are the most relevant areas, there is also the ...

Perpetual increases NFP scholarships

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... prepare board members for making the tough decisions that come with leading an organisation." Given the high demand for places last year, Thomas said, Perpetual have decided to add 115 scholarships to the program to help more NFP board members perform ...

Private debt gets 'time in the sun'

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... to embrace debt. "A question we're hearing is, where does it fit in my portfolio?" said Boys. "It can fit in a number of places - some put it into fixed income or fixed interest - depending on their classification. That's because in that bucket they ...

Goldman Sachs defends reputation after scathing NY Times op-ed

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... surveys of workplace environments." Goldman Sachs pointed to a recent survey which voted Goldman Sachs as one of the best places to work in the UK, "where this employee resides", the letter added. "We are far from perfect, but where the firm has seen ...

Instos set sights on Indonesian assets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... education." The International Monetary Fund currently ranks the Indonesian economy 17th in the world according to GDP, just four places behind Australia.