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Global finance, resources key to diversification

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
Australian institutional investors are encouraged to diversify by seeking low valuations in finance and resources overseas. Portfolio manager of US-based firm Barrow Hanley, David Hodges, noted that "for every company in the front page there is another ...

PROFILE: PGI chief executive Grant Forster

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... customers. "It taught me it was an area I didn't want to be in. I didn't want to be on my feet all day", he tells Laura Millan. He also learnt that "some people are guilty of equating hard work with output. But I think it is silly to suggest that in ...

Terminally ill granted early access to super

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
People suffering a terminal illness will be granted early access to their superannuation savings if they have less than two years to live. The government will amend the provision for early access to superannuation in such cases, following consultation ...

Vanguard overtakes PIMCO as largest bond manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
The great battle between active and passive investment reached new heights when Vanguard overtook PIMCO as the world's largest bond mutual fund. April data showed that PIMCO's Total Return Fund was holding $110.4 billion, while Vanguard's Total Bond ...

CML launches $25m corporate bond issue

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
Finance and employment services company CML group has launched a $25 million unrated bond issue targeting private investors, self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and advisers. The corporate bond issue is arranged by FIIG Securities and has a minimum initial ...

AustralianSuper buys $370m stake in Boston building

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
AustralianSuper has acquired a 49% stake in a building in Boston following a joint venture partnership with US-based Brookfield Property Partners. The property is valued at US$605 million (about $760 million), of which US$296.45 million (around $370 ...

Falling cash rate puts gold in 'sweet spot'

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
Global demand for physical gold has jumped on the back of data that shows returns have exceeded 20% per annum when real interest rates have fallen below 2%. "Low interest rate environments like the one Australia is experiencing are typically the sweet ...

Hockey launches Serious Financial Crime Taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
Treasurer Joe Hockey will allocate millions to a taskforce that will fight "serious and organised financial crime." The Government will provide $127.6 million over four years to the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce to investigate and prosecute cases ...

Senior female execs needed: BlackRock

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
The ASX200 is on the right path to achieve 30% female boards, but women's presence in senior executive positions is still scarce, BlackRock's recently published gender diversity report said. "The aim of filling 30% of board positions with women is achievable ...

Aurora appoints portfolio manager from Philo

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
Aurora Funds Management appointed a former executive from Philo Capital as senior portfolio manager. As Philo Capital head of listed securities, Hugh Dive managed over $1 billion in three strategies: Core Australian Equities, Listed Property and Interest ...