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Move for APRA fund level data gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
Momentum for the industry prudential regulator APRA to publish a complete list of super fund returns on its website is growing following their release of a discussion paper regarding how it might be done. The target date for the new publication is April ...

Social investment MIS targets community projects

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
Foresters Community Finance has created an investment product that allows people to invest in the non-profit and charity sectors and still draw competitive fixed interest type returns of five to six per cent. The Community Investment Fund operates like ...

Westpac number one ADI branch owner

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
As banks reclaim market share in the mortgage market following the RMBS market meltdown and the flight to government guaranteed deposit taking institutions, APRA has released figures showing their branch network is as strong as ever. According to the ...

Long-only turmoil pushes investors to hedge funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
As the GFC batters confidence in long-only equities, sentiment is turning to hedge funds, provided you partner with groups that are reputable and well run, said Spencer Young, chief executive officer of HFA Holdings. The result is institutional investors ...

Sustainable property boosts returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
Property investors looking for long term value will increasingly focus on sustainability factors to boost the relative value of their projects and lift rental returns. Simon Theresia, investment consultant at Watson Wyatt, said, "We believe sustainability ...

Banks to reprioritise IT spending

THESHEET.COM WITH ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
Australian banks are expected to invest in key risk technologies to boost their defensive position over the next 12 months in response to the global credit crisis. IT expenditure will come under new scrutiny but the area is no longer regarded as an ...

AIG gets another A$57 billion bail-out

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
Concerns by the US Treasury that AIG in the US is still struggling, the insurer has been granted another A$57 billion in federal funding. The latest arrangement will see AIG hand over yet more stock to the government. The decision follows AIG in the ...

Investing in credit the next big opportunity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
The credit crunch induced shake-out of world bond markets has devalued loan portfolios so much that they now represent a tremendous investment opportunity. The revaluation is already attracting US pension funds and institutional investors to re-look ...

GFC pushes ASIC to let funds provide limited advice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
Super funds trying to respond to floods of member enquiries due to the fall-out from the GFC has pushed ASIC to grant temporary permission allowing them to provide limited advice to their fund members. The advice they will be allowed to give, however ...

MTAA Super is fund of the year

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
MTAA Super has been awarded SelectingSuper's Fund of the Year by the Rainmaker Group beating finalists that included other star performers and market innovators HESTA Super, AustralianSuper, Host-Plus and CBUS. MTAA Super achieved its award after being ...