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Platforms surpass pre-GFC levels

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... platform market has broken funds under advice (FUA) records in the March quarter, after plunging during the global financial crisis (GFC). An uptick in investor confidence and an increase in adviser productivity could be behind the growth of the platform ...

Global ETF regulation proposed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... was triggered by the rush of money that poured into ETFs and similar products following the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008. IOSCO estimates global ETF assets to be almost US$2 trillion or 7% of the global investment market. Raising concerns ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... suggesting that the current state of affairs in China is very similar to that seen in the US pre-GFC (global financial crisis)," Mr Lucas said. "Leverage was cheap and easy, investors and business leaders alike snapped up credit with glee and high leverage ...

PGI updates fixed income fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... from sudden spikes in the market, a feature that comes as a response to investors' concerns after the global financial crisis, Dion explained. The fund was created on May 2004 and in May, 2013, it had $87.7 million in funds under management. The fund ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... suggesting that the current state of affairs in China is very similar to that seen in the US pre-GFC (global financial crisis)," Mr Lucas said. "Leverage was cheap and easy, investors and business leaders alike snapped up credit with glee and high leverage ...

IOOF invests $75m in syndicated loan market

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... required to achieve both portfolio diversity and market acceptance from borrowers and banks. Since the global financial crisis (GFC), increased bank funding costs and regulation have increased the cost of bank lending, creating an opportunity for non-bank ...

State Street appoints head of active investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... credit, high yield and emerging market debt. Interest in these alternative asset areas has grown since the global financial crisis, with asset owners dissatisfied with the low yields offered by traditional assets. This shift is reflected by figures at ...

ME Bank wins A3 rating on super fund backing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... according to Moody's, generally enjoy stable employment - mortgage loans are safer than average. Before the global financial crisis, ME Bank predominantly sourced funds through securitisation; but since then, the bank has shifted its funding model to ...

FUM breaks through pre-GFC barrier

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... Australia's funds under management (FUM) market has finally recovered all the FUM that was lost during the global financial crisis. Research released by the Rainmaker group in their March 2013 Roundup report reveals the FUM market has broken through ...

The sky is falling downunder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... the end of the year. Reports noted that this is higher than the peak 5.8% reached (in 2009) during the global financial crisis - the same year NAB predicted the jobless rate to reach 7% and announced that "For 2009, we expect GDP to shrink by 0.25%- ...