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NAB Super eases hedging as dollar soars

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
NAB Super has increased its currency exposure and lowered its international shares currency hedge, as the Aussie dollar continues to defy gravity. NAB Super reduced its international shares currency hedge from 30 per cent to 20 per cent late last month. ...

Rise of in-house fund mgmt a game changer

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
A shift of government super funds towards in-house management could threaten the raison d'etre of some of Australia's largest investment managers. In its recently released results, state owned fund manager Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) disclosed ...

SSgA hires NYSE exec to join ETF team

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
State Street Global Advisors has appointed the former global head of exchange traded funds of the New York Stock Exchange as managing director and global head of ETF product development. In this new role, Ebner will be based in State Street Global Advisors' ...

Spoiling for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
It's a wrap! It's official! September 2010 is the man! Wall Street may have been down for the day but it produced the best September gain even before many of us were born. The S&P 500 index soared by 8.8 per cent in the month, the Dow jumped by 7.7 ...

APESB extends consultation

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
The Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APESB) has extended its consultation period on a proposal to ban members who offer financial planning services from charging asset-based fees from July next year. The Accounting Professional & Ethical ...

The good smoke

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
Smoking is bad. Just ask the Breckland Council in Norfolk. It has just announced plans to force its staff to clock off clock on when they go on ciggie breaks - and then make up for lost hours. But as they say, one man's trash is another man's stash. ...

Plus Capital signs third distribution deal

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
... absolute returns and its clean and transparent process, among other characteristics. The LA-based fund began operations in June '01 and specialises in managing international and global value equities. It has $9 billion in funds under management. According ...

Bad hair day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
There were snippets of good news overnight although on the whole, they were just that -snippets. Bad news dominated the headlines. There was more of the same confusing data out of America. Jobless claims rose by 12,000 in the week ending 18 September ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market at noon on Tuesday was higher, following a rise on United States markets overnight. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14.9 points, or 0.32 per cent, at 4,646.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index had ...

Future Fund rebounds

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
Excluding its holdings in Telstra, the Future Fund posted a 10.6 per cent return in the year to 30 June, compared to a decline of 4.2 per cent in the preceding year, according to a portfolio update. The fund's total assets stood at $67.3 billion, compared ...