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Macquarie and Storm victims settlement "wrong": Court

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
... ASIC in that the settlement was "not fair and reasonable" because it compensated the Funding Group Members, who brought the class action and who are represented by law firm Levitt Robinson. "The provision for the Funders' Premium afforded an unfair advantage ...

Funds refused ratings for lack of active risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... "While our long term strategic asset allocation recommends 28 per cent of a balanced portfolio be allocated to this asset class we are currently recommending a lower tactical exposure," he said.

La Trobe to wind down Lismore-based mortgage trust

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013

Former BlackRock director joins Atchison

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Atchison Consultants has appointed former BlackRock Investment Management director Amos Hill as a senior consultant. Hill's responsibilities will cover fund establishment, investment classes, product development and market research and analysis. Hill ...

Senior CBA exec puts blame on the bank for Storm disaster

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... examination to Bailey by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in 2009 was included in the Federal Court Class action currently running in Brisbane against CBA, litigator Levitt Robinson revealed. Bailey was head of Credit and Market ...

India's triple dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
Every country in the world wants their currency to be cheaper than the others, correct? In this world of subpar growth, a currency lower than the rest provides that extra kick that the economy needs - never mind 'beggaring the neighbours'. This is the ...

Balanced funds ill-suited for fixed income blow-up

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
Typical balanced superannuation portfolios are ill-equipped to protect investors from the impending end of quantitative easing and the subsequent rise in global bond yields, according to Russell director of client strategies for Asia Pacific Scott Fletcher. ...

IFM reveals start date for fee reduction

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
Industry Funds Management (IFM) has set January 2014 as the start date for its expected, wide-ranging fee reduction. The fund manager which oversees $44 billion in assets first announced the Global Pricing Review in November 2011 and had planned to ...

Hedge funds can reduce risk, despite reputation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... and these may be holding some investors back from seriously considering them." While generally classed as a separate asset class, Landman said hedge funds are best understood as a different approach to investing in traditional assets. Recent innovations ...

Former Deutsche exec launches investment firm

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The former head of equity derivatives and trading at Deutsche Bank Sydney, Peter Kennedy, has launched a new investment firm, Kennedy Investments. Kennedy Investment is based on a "cyclical" approach to investing, and will be open to individual investors ...