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Super funds want more

Australia's largest employers and super funds believe increasing the nine per cent Super Guarantee contribution should be a priority for the new Rudd Government, according to a new survey. Eighty-six per cent of the Russell Pulse survey respondents ...

BlackRock fund treads allocation balance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
Global investment manager BlackRock adjusts the nuts and bolts of its asset allocation alpha fund so that the fund can comfortably ride out the volatile markets. Speaking at a BlackRock conference in Sydney yesterday, BlackRock head of asset allocation ...

Renewable energy needs super aid

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... significant investment and technological advancement in a relatively short period from the private sector, supported by active government intervention and incentives such as tax offsets for investment in R&D and commercialisation of renewable-energy ...

CAAM dons emerging markets cap

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
... problem - do you avoid markets completely as punishment for bad practices, or do you invest in those markets and be an active, vocal shareholder who can then change the outcome?" said Borysiewicz. According to Maragiannis, "SRI is a big component of ...

Lander joins Credit Suisse

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... said. Last month, Stephen van Eyk, managing director and founder of van Eyk Research, said he would be taking a more pro-active role in the research division following the resignations of Lander and research head Suzanne Tavill.

Double the super for wealthier Australians

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
... Australians earning over $200,000 and just under $2 million per annum, showed that employed Australians in this salary class were active in making additional payments to increase their super, but self-employed individuals were not as keen to follow suit. ...

Australian private equity still going strong

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... Locally, Australian funds have showed remarkable fundraising initiatives as the country tops the report's list as the most active nation in raising PE funds. "Australia emerged as the most active nation in fundraising with $6.4 billion compared to close ...

UBS international shares derated

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... Equities in October last year. The move to London means Chicago based portfolio manager Bruno Bertocci no longer has an active role in the portfolio. According to Morningstar, UBS has indicated it has appointed another senior portfolio manager to join ...

Valad ups stake in UK property

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... per cent of total assets in circumstances where interest can be readily serviced from cashflows. "While we have been an active investor and trader in the UK market over the last decade, we have been patient in the past year. With the market place now ...

Morgan Stanley launches new FX strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has moved to capitalise on the shortfalls of the world's most liquid market through the launch of its FX alpha strategy for Australian investors. The strategy has been designed as an actively managed, risk-controlled ...