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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%- ...

Buffett helps SMSF investors to big returns

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... have even less hope of gaining exposure. While structured products have come under scrutiny following the global financial crisis (GFC), with critics saying they are too complex for SMSF investors, self-confessed Buffett fanatic and JBG Structured Investment ...

The death of QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... 1998 LTCM bankruptcy and Russian debt default, September 11, 2001, the 2002 US recession and the 2008 global financial crisis, to name a few. The Australian dollar dropped to a low of US$0.9511 overnight - the lowest since October 2011. Now if we could ...

Lonsec expects growth in smart beta ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... (ETFs) tracking 'smart beta' or non-traditional indices to grow in popularity as a focus on risk since the global financial crisis has resulted in greater demand for volatility targeted equity products. Smart beta indices reject traditional market capitalization ...

Abenomics strengthens investment ties with Japan

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... all before." Beazley explained that cost-cutting within the asset management industry in the wake of the global financial crisis (GFC) led many to simply close down their Japanese investment teams. "Institutions have taken their eye off the ball," he ...

Planner and investor concern hits three-year low

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
A drop in investor concern to its lowest level during any point in the global financial crisis (GFC) has prompted a wave of investment into managed funds, according to a new survey from Investment Trends. The March 2013 Planner Direct Equities and SMA ...

Fewer Australians invest in shares: ASX

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... 2012, compared with 43% in the 2010 study. This sees a continuation of the downward trend since the pre-global financial crisis peak of 55% in 2004. The study found that 40% of investors were on incomes of between $100,000 and $200,000 a year, while ...