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Investec gains $45m from instos for aircrafts

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... Consulting business has been assessing this type of investment on behalf of clients, and named aircraft leasing as one of their top alternative investments for this year. "There are a number of features of aircraft leasing that we consider attractive ...

UniSuper reviews illiquidity risk

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
The $25 billion-plus UniSuper is intensely reviewing illiquidity risk across its investment portfolio - and while the fund currently has "limited appetite" for illiquid assets, it is not ruling out one or two more big ticket mandates in unlisted investments. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
The Australian stock market has received mixed leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street finishing higher, precious metals prices marginally firmer, but copper and oil ended weaker. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price ...

US financials a big play: Bennelong SGI

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... despite the market fallout, finance remains the stock market's largest sector group, making up 20 per cent of the world's top 5,000 stocks by number and US$8.5 trillion of the global stock market capitalisation of US$39 trillion. All things considered ...

Wall Street beauties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
What's better than the Dow passing 11,000 and the S&P 500 jumping beyond 1,200? When they're backed by fundamentals and not wishful skips in the dark. Yes ladies and gents, although I warned yesterday that Wall Street's uptrend could run out of steam ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher, after a positive finish on Wall Street and firmer commodities prides during offshore trading. At 0738 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 32 points higher ...

Time to grow: Securitor

MICHELLE BALTAZAR IS A MEDIA GUEST OF THIS YEAR'S SECURITOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE.  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... a rough indication of where planners can see their business if they have a clear growth strategy. Securitor is one of the top 20 largest dealer groups in the country and is under the umbrella of Westpac-owned wealth management BT Financial Planning Group. ...

AustralianSuper awards QIC $500m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... per cent, and total fund exposure from 9 to 10.6 per cent. According to Rainmaker Information data, the QPF is one of the top performing direct property funds, having returned 5.3 per cent over three years and 9.82 per cent over five. The fund's property ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on Wednesday on positive leads from Wall Street, although oil and precious metals fell again in overnight trade. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0737 AEST, the June share price index contract ...

More super funds to introduce performance pay: survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... incentives structure for banks and fund managers, super fund executive remuneration is relatively conservative. For example, a top-performing super fund chief executive could get up to 24 per cent 'performance pay' (e.g. $24,000 on a $100,000 p.a. package) ...