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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... the best level in five years. Also weighing on market sentiment was a continued impasse on the so-called fiscal cliff, with top Republican congressman John Boehner saying there was "no progress" in talks about looming tax hikes and spending cuts due ...

Insto investors confront liquidity crunch

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... approaches to liquidity management to modify their portfolio mix and balance the need for liquidity with the need for returns. Top on the list of actions to address the liquidity crunch is more rigorous stress testing and revision of liquidity policies. ...

Cbus and HESTA take out top AIST awards

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
Cbus super and HESTA have taken out the top two honours at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) 2012 Awards for Excellence. Construction industry fund Cbus took out the award for best annual report, after its 2011/12 report demonstrated ...

Super fund returns dip back below double-digits

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... between not-for-profit funds and corporate master trusts to close to just 0.3 percentage points, said Rainmaker. QSuper was the top Workplace super fund, measured by its default option, over the 12 months with a rolling 10.9% return, followed by Lutheran ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... Baillieu Holst director Richard Morrow said the market was buoyed by higher base metals prices, which were inching up to the top end of their recent trading range, and some encouraging Chinese economic data published over the weekend. Also, Mr Morrow ...

AustralianSuper wins ASFA campaign of the year award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
AustralianSuper has come out on top at this year's Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Communications Awards, collecting the campaign of the year trophy as well as a number of other accolades. The awards, presented at a cocktail ...

Challenger ready for new capital rules

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... that guarantee payments, to hold enough capital new make good on there promises. Life companies have to hold extra cash on top of this. As at 30 June 2012, Challenger held $719 million of excess capital above our regulatory requirement, Benari said. ...

Flip flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... assuming the future will be like the past 18.9% 4. When I think about equity investments in Europe today, the following is top of mind. A Greek exit from the Euro is inevitable 18.1% The Euro is in real jeopardy 26.0% Valuations are simply too cheap ...

Financial service execs earn big bucks

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
The financial services industry's top executives continue to be among the best paid professionals, according to the Australian Financial Review's latest executive salary report. Unsurprisingly, Big Four bank bosses feature prominently high up the list ...

Future Fund to buy airport assets

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... buy all the assets in the Australian Infrastructure Fund's (AIX) portfolio. Worth $2 billion, the deal is a 10% premium on top of what the AIX directors said their portfolio was worth as at 30 June 2012, the Future Fund said. It also said that it is ...