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Depression talk ill-informed and ignores history

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... stockmarkets will work but it won't happen overnight. "There's been a very decisive action by all the governments to take active risk - to take systemic risk - off the table," he said. Swanson said that even if the current government incentives don't ...

QIC changes infrastructure tact

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... opportunities with a stable underlying credit profile is looking particularly profitable, according to QIC managing director, active management, Susan Buckley. "Infrastructure assets are attractive in the current investment environment as downturns in ...

Tower appoints BDM

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... roles including retail distribution of platforms, insurance, superannuation and licencee support services. Brown is also an active member of the AFA's Committee in NSW.

Australian Child Care revamps super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
Bali trip promotions, a new administrator and upgraded insurance cover - 2008 has been a busy year for the Australian Child Care Super Fund as it overhauls its overall fund structure. Throughout this year, the little publicised $62 million fund had ...

Mercer invests $35m in commodities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
Mercer's investment arm is tapping into the commodities sector with a $35 million investment mandate in H3's Global Commodities program. H3's commodity program returned more than 13 per cent over a one year period to September against the Dow Jones ...

Essex County seeks global eq manager

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... $763 million global equities mandate. According to a public tender statement, the pension fund is looking to appoint an active global equities manager, with the mandate value ranging from $255 million to $763 million. The manager's target is to outperform ...

PRI members push CSR movement

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... sends a strong signal to investors that companies are both alert to the business implications of ESG issues and taking active steps to incorporate them in their strategy and risk management." UN PRI signatory, the New Zealand Superannuation Fund said ...

Conviction where it counts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
Active managers are paid to make big calls outside the benchmark and fund manager Nicholas Applegate did just that before the bottom fell out of Wall Street. Pedro Marcal, who is second in command to US-based chief investment officer and managing director ...

Northern Trust adopts FpML

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
Northern Trust's Australian clients can trade derivatives more efficiently after the firm added the Financial Product Mark-up Language (FpML) messaging format to its over the counter (OTC) derivatives trading service. The messaging technology automates ...

MLC FUM falls, profits flat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... cent to $7.3 billion. "This [result] reflects the continued strength of our franchises, effective cost disciplines and pro-active management," said National Australia Bank chief executive, John Stewart.