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Gone fishin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
... was up 11 points at 5,223. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index (PSI) for month just ended is due out. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Wednesday ...

Central banks rule

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... Uncle Sam. Not good for Uncle Sam too. But one won't be able to tell if one looks at the US stock and bond markets' performance on the first day of trading after America's politicos blah blahed the government out of commission. The S&P 500 index closed ...

Senate to question ASIC over alleged RBA corruption

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
The Senate inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will "no doubt" question the regulator over its failure to act on the alleged corruption within subsidiary companies of the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Peak6 reopens to Australian investors

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... to prevent overheating. The strategy, which is headed-up by hedge fund veteran Joe Scoby and notched up a one-year performance record in September, has recently reopened but there is likely to be only a small window of opportunity for investors to gain ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is due to release retail trade for August while the Australian Industry Group performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for September is due out. Also due out is the RP Data Rismark Home Value Index for August, the ...

Asset consultants "useless": Oxford University study

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... stakeholders." The study found that consultants tended to recommend products driven by soft factors rather than the funds' past performance. "When we adjust for the different sizes of recommended and non-recommended products, we find that recommended ...

Voting opens on SelectingSuper's Consumer Choice award

STAFF WRITERS  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... addition to the Self- Managed Superannuation Administrator of the Year, an award for long term best and most consistent performance, special awards for innovation and an industry service award. "Superannuation had a remarkable year in 2012-13 being among ...

ACSI appoints Future Fund exec as new chief

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... Australia's top 100 listed companies knows just how formidable and effective an advocate Ann has been for improved ESG performance in their corporations," Noonan said. ACSI represents more than 30 industry and government funds in the not-for-profit sector ...

EQT adds ex-Frontier analyst, looks for more expansion

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... role, he was responsible for overseeing portfolio construction and investment strategies, investment processes and performance. Doan has joined from boutique asset consultant Atchison Consultants, where he was an investment analyst responsible for quantitative ...