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Retirees unlikely to recover GFC losses: Cooper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... Strong growth in superannuation in recent years does not help retirees whose accounts took a beating in the global financial crisis, according to Challenger chairman of retirement income Jeremy Cooper. Cooper, who chaired the 2010 Super System Review ...

Sovereign wealth funds climb to US$5.5tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... months, according to the SWF Institute. The SWF Institute also reported that SWF assets are up 44% since the global financial crisis (GFC) and that resources continue to be the main sources of SWF capital flows. Norway's Government Pension Fund at US$737 ...

BEN boosts margin lending arm with new appointment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... a response to a perceived improvement in investor sentiment, after years of caution in the wake of the global financial crisis. "The reality is that the sector has experienced a downturn over the last few years, as a direct result of the global financial ...

Is that a fiscal stimulus I smell?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... manage". "It is what Hawke and Keating did in the 1980s and 1990s, it is what the Rudd government did in the global financial crisis more successfully than any other advanced economy." Can't wait for my handouts. Whoopsie, fiscal stimulus to get the ...

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 ...