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Worried about the US? Buy US Treasuries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
The Australian share market has opened flat with investors appearing cautious due to negative leads out of Europe and the US. At 1040 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.3 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 4,351.5, while the broader All ...

Asset consultants influence to grow amid industry change

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
Despite pressure on fees from a consolidating super industry, a combination of regulatory reform, increasing demand for less conventional assets and a rise in the amount of money going into super savings will magnify fund managers over-dependence on ...

Retirement solution upside for investment managers: Oliver Wyman

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
An expected doubling of post-retirement funds under management (FUM) from 8% in 2010 to 16% by 2020, represents golden opportunities for investment managers, Jacob Hook of Oliver Wyman Financial Services advised delegates at IMCA's (Investment Management ...

Bubble forming in dividend stocks: Schroders

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
Falling cash rates are pushing investors up the risk scale and artificially inflating the prices of yield-generating equities, according to Schroders. The result of this flow of hot money, according to David Wanis, senior portfolio manager for Australian ...

Emerging market bubbles present opportunity: Tyndall

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
While there will be frequent bubbles in emerging markets, presently the global flight from risk has created an attractive buying opportunity for long-term investors, according to Tyndall Asset Management. Speaking at a media briefing to mark the fourth ...

Spain here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
Australians all, let's be afraid... be very afraid. We are heading down Spain's path to ruin. This is the recent spook being peddled by Standard & Poor's - you know the one, the credit-rater who gave what later turned out to be rubbish CDO's and other ...

Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice... Has anybody heard about the US fiscal cliff? Of course everybody has. Nobody can miss it even if they try. Not you, not I, not Irene. Yes, not you too Virginia. It's all over... everywhere. Not when that ...

Super reforms hasten fund consolidation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
Sweeping reforms such as MySuper and SuperStream, a move to drive down costs and an urgent need for funds to modernise their process will accelerate the consolidation of superannuation funds and shake out smaller bodies less able to compete, according ...

Litigation risk to force advisers into multi-asset options: Russell

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
Scott Fletcher, director of client investment strategies at Russell, believes the threat of being liable for misdirected investment advice will see many planners, especially those specialising in life risk and other non-investment products, turn to ...