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Fund managers feast on billion-dollar debt

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
Corporate debt issuance has surged this year giving fund managers billions of dollars worth of diversification in the fixed income market, leading experts have said. Bond fund giant Pacific Investment Management Co (PIMCO) estimates about US$18 billion ...

RBA worries not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
Bad now, better later. Domestic growth will take a hit short-term but " there will be a mild boost to demand from the rebuilding efforts as they get under way." Inflation will spike in the March quarter because "Production losses due to weather are ...

Banks loss is super fund gain: IFM

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
Top returns in infrastructure debt are driving superannuation growth opportunities as banks withdraw funding to the sector, an industry leader has said. Brett Himbury, chief executive of Industry Fund Management (IFM), said superannuation funds were ...

AustralianSuper assets under 'climate change' test

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
AustralianSuper hopes to get a more concrete measure of how much 'climate change risk' can affect the fund's long-term returns, hiring a consultant to analyse the impact of climate change on all its investment portfolios. The $37 billion fund said it ...

Funds must invest in ESG expertise

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
Fund managers must invest in experienced staff to tackle ESG issues, which are rising in prominence in the retail as well as the institutional space, according to one manager. Boutique fund manager Solaris Investment Management, appointed Lisa Domagala ...

State Street adds to ETF stable

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
Continued growth in local demand for ETFs has prompted State Street Global Advisers (SSgA) to add a further three products to its SPDR ETF range. In April, State Street will launch a new ETF focusing on resources, one on financials and a third tracking ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
Australian stocks have extended gains during the morning, with the gold and materials sector leading the broader market higher at noon. At 1210 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 41.6 points, or 0.87 per cent, at 4,797.4 points, while the broader ...

YouTube, you beauty

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
YouTube used to be the domain of teenagers and the odd adult videotaping quirky and fun stuff, but today super funds can use it for more lofty goals - and it won't cost their members a cent. Tim Martin, director at 2 Sticks Digital Marketing, said that ...

SMSFs avg balances hit $1m

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
New research from Rainmaker into self-managed super funds confirms that much of what we think we know about the sector is still driven by myths. An analysis the researcher conducted into SMSF figures available from the Australian Taxation Office and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
The Australian stock looks more likely to decline after metals prices mostly fell, even though equity markets in the US and Europe closed higher. At 0855 AEDT, the June share price index contract was down nine points at 4764 points, on volume of 3,624 ...