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Vanguard launches gov bond fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
Vanguard Investments Australia has launched an Australian Government Bond Index Fund as investors continue to seek haven in safe investments backed by the government. The Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index Fund (the Fund) invests in Government ...

BTIM seeks ESG credit reporting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... The balanced ethical fund is currently invested 25 per cent in cash and equities and the remaining half to Australian government bonds, Swift said. "If we were able to have a fund that is more balanced between equities and bonds, that were themselves ...

Rainy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
... authorities of all shapes and sizes are not just tweedling their thumbs waiting for the sky to fall. The Australian government and the Reserve Bank are among these authorities taking pre-emptive action. This is why the MYEFO report of a reduced fiscal ...

The luckier country

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... recession, the likelihood of this happening has been mitigated by the judicious policy responses by the Australian government and the central bank. Australia's monetary and fiscal authorities are being proactive in their policy responses. The Reserve ...

No sale for Suncorp

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... "We have taken the view that the market needs time to take account of the initiatives put in place by the Australian Government and other national governments to rebuild confidence in the global financial system," Story said. Despite the halt in discussions ...

Military Super names Watson as new chief

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... the Year in 2006 by the Fund Executives Association (FEAL). Watson also had a number of past roles within Australian Government agencies including the Department of Finance and Administration, the Australian Taxation Office and ComSuper. He replaces ...

Econocrats pour cold water on mortgage agency

The Australian government's two key economic agencies yesterday reiterated their view that the market for mortgage-backed securities would recover, and that there was no case for any form of government-sponsored mortgage funding agency. In his opening ...

Climate change opportunities, not just costs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... established schemes nothwithstanding that some are quite narrow and flawed compared to the one proposed by the Australian government. "We certainly learned some of the issues from the European ETS," said Senator Wong.

Super SA gives thumbs up to SyncSoft

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... SA first signed on SyncSoft's Capital in March to provide the payroll system that will handle the South Australian government's 15,000 lifetime pension accounts. To date, Capital has already run the first three payrolls since 1 July, said Super SA. Super ...

Northern Trust gains $1bn custody mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... credit risk exposure and extreme market events. Northern Trust was chosen to provide custody services to the Australian government's $61 billion Future Fund in May last year. The firm has more than $4 trillion in assets under custody and over $790 billion ...