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The Fed may have gone too far

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
While markets have reacted positively, there is a chance that the United States Federal Reserve has gone too far, Michael Power, Investec Asset Management strategist, told Financial Standard this morning. Despite Ben Bernanke saying that he will do ...

Greater teamwork for ESG: Towers Watson

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
Governments, asset owners and corporations will need to work together in a stronger partnership to achieve a sustainable investment future, new research from Towers Watson has found. After surveying 22 asset managers in conjunction with Oxford University ...

Mid-level PE an outstanding opportunity

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
This year will be an excellent vintage for private equity investments, said former Hyperion Asset Management founder and managing director, Dr Manny Pohl. Outstanding opportunities exist at the mid-level of the market, said Pohl, whose new private equity ...

Concentrated portfolios can benefit HNW

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
Private investors who are not concerned with a deviation from global indices can benefit from a concentrated equities portfolio, said Private Portfolio Managers (PPM). "Many high net worth (HNW) and family offices find it difficult to access international ...

Marathon assets under review

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
At least $1.13 billion of superannuation assets are under review ahead of the imminent retirement of Jeremy Hosking, one of the three founders of Marathon Asset Management, in December. The UK-based fund manager, which has secured global equity portfolio ...

ISN blasts FSC's independence policy

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
The Financial Services Council's definition of independence is "novel," said David Whiteley, chief executive, Industry Super Network (ISN). Policy released last month by the representative body provided mandatory guidelines that said a majority of directors ...

Defensive investors may have traded risks

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
Australian investors may have traded equity risk for interest rate risk, by switching into cash, said Doug Turek, managing director, Professional Wealth. "When people jump from growth to defensive, they place their savings in the hands of central banks," ...

Bendigo and Adelaide bank execs loose bonus

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
The senior executive team at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has taken a pay cut, with bonuses withheld in light of this year's profit drop. The bank's annual report released yesterday revealed that no short term incentives had been paid to its executives ...

J.P. Morgan wins custodial services mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) has won a mandate to provide custodial and fund administration services to a number of additional Mosaic Portfolio Advisers (MPA) Limited funds. Mosaic is a wholly owned subsidiary of ASX - listed wealth ...

No mandates lost over hybrid model: AustSuper

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
AustralianSuper today said that no mandates would be lost, as it moves to bring the management of 30% of its investments in house over the next five years. AustralianSuper wants to manage funds internally, starting with the management of its Australian ...