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Super fund awards natural resources mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... funds, and hoped the mandate's 'tick of approval' could help get them over the line. After a recent trip to Asia, he said big-money investors there were also showing a lot of interest in the specialist skills of dedicated natural resource managers. "We ...

Spain here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... in costs and damages to 13 local councils for its "misleading and deceptive" rating? I would stop digging S&P... the hole's big enough.

Federal election to compound market uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... reform pendulum swings in favour of consumer protection. Furthermore, competition may be enhanced by either removing the 'too big to fail' guarantee for the major banks or extending it to more institutions. "The path ahead for issues such as carbon pricing ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... or 253.34 points, to 21,441.99 and Shanghai rose 0.37 per cent, or 7.53 points, to 2,055.42. Regional markets have suffered big losses since last week's re-election of US President Barack Obama, with dealers fearing a stand-off in congress in addressing ...

Fund flows up after tax changes

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... financial services center, following the release of the 'Australia in the Asian Century' white paper. Small changes can have a big impact on fund flows and Australia needs to stay ahead of the game, said John Atkin, CEO of the Trust Company. In Australian ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite strong falls on Tuesday and a mixed performance on Wall Street overnight amid concern about Greece's debt crisis and a US "fiscal cliff" of spending cuts and tax hikes at year-end which threaten ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... politicians compromising on plans for tax hikes and spending cuts and a near term exit of Greece from the euro, he said. The big four retail banks were all weaker. ANZ was down 19 cents at $24.26 and National Australia had dropped 24 cents to $23.40 ...

Don't ignore Lifecycle Funds: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... product. Mercer's Corporate Super Trust launched a default Lifecycle Fund in July last year, and "pretty much all four of the big banks will launch one under MySuper," Mathers said. "They [the banks] will probably have a pretty strong message for mums ...

Ten-year future vs. 10-minute tick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... of the very simplistic variety. The results could be greater given the flow on impact to US household disposable income and big oil importing countries such as Japan and Europe. Or less, depending on the adverse impacts on oil importers and adverse impact ...

Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... still recall Thursday and Fridays last week in America? The couple of days' trading after the day we all found out that the Big O gets to keep his chair at the West Wing of the Oval Office in the White House? Thursday - the Wall stumbles because of 'fiscal ...