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No housing bubble: Fidelity

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... equities Paul Taylor reaffirmed his belief that a double dip recession in the US is highly unlikely given the strength of corporate cash flows and balance sheets. Taylor pointed out that in previous major market downturns, such as 1987, 1973 and the ...

OneVue on global path with managed accounts

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... solution for SMSFs. BGL white labels OneVue's Separately Managed Account (SMA) for use by accounting firm clients of BGL Corporate Solutions. McKeagh said that all of these new initiatives mean they are very much focused on the Australian market but ...

Board diversity gives greater results

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... cent, a month after Commonwealth Bank did the same. ACSI's research has been published ahead of the upcoming January ASX Corporate Governance Guidelines that will examine companies' board and senior ranks for female representation. Currently women accounted ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... Indexed Bonds. In equities news, BKI Investment Company Ltd and ING Office Fund hold annual general meetings. The AB+F Corporate and Business Banking Forum begins in Sydney. On Monday, the Australian share market closed at a five-month high after firmer ...

Global instos see Aus deficit a "non-issue"

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
One of Australia's largest bond managers said that hysteria surrounding the federal budget position was misplaced with Australia's deficit and liabilities "marginal" compared to other countries. "There is certainly a lot of politics around the issue ...

NAB Super eases hedging as dollar soars

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... (based on their exposure to overseas shares). It will also affect the fund's single sector overseas shares option. The corporate fund made its decision after the dollar surged against most major currencies, and in particular, the US Dollar, Euro and ...

Telstra Super rates high on CHOICE

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... fourth overall out of all funds, with its score over 10 per cent higher than the average rating. As Australia's largest corporate super fund, Telstra Super has around 100,000 members and recently appointed former chair of AvSuper, David Leggo, as its ...

Doing good pays off for Christian Super

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... invest in good themes - microfinance, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture," Murphy explained. "We also try to do corporate engagement where we can," he added, citing the fund's successful efforts to compel Wesfarmers to source phosphate from areas ...

Russell upgrades insurance

NEWS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... insurance. The upgrades will be applied to the Russell SuperSolution Master Trust (SSMT) as well as within some additional corporate superannuation schemes. In partnership with TOWER Australia, the group also launched an online calculator tool, which ...

Investors shun social media, for now

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... stocks they follow, new research shows. A survey by Australian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) and Financial & Corporate Relations (FCR) of 50 respondents show 26 per cent of institutional investors and stockbroking analysts said they do use social ...