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Investors move to real assets after GFC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Australian investors are moving away from sovereign debt and showing a preference for infrastructure and direct property, the annual Principal Global Investors (PGI) CREATE Report found. The ageing population and a global move by governments and corporates ...

Fund manager dismisses super fund fee demands

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... distinct disadvantage because we're running twice as much money." The underperformance of many active managers in the wake of the GFC, coupled with increased regulatory pressure, has put a greater focus on fees in recent years. Rainmaker research shows ...

FUM breaks through pre-GFC barrier

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... by the Rainmaker group in their March 2013 Roundup report reveals the FUM market has broken through and surpassed the pre-GFC peak to reach$1.576 trillion. The previous high was $1.518 trillion reached in December 2007. Rainmaker noted that while it ...

Fracking shock in store for US

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... mean the economy was returning to full health. "The major investment banks in the US have already recovered profits to pre-GFC levels and the performance of the housing and automotive sectors are encouraging," he said. "The US has to be on investors' ...

Buffett helps SMSF investors to big returns

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... even less hope of gaining exposure. While structured products have come under scrutiny following the global financial crisis (GFC), with critics saying they are too complex for SMSF investors, self-confessed Buffett fanatic and JBG Structured Investment ...

No growth in managed funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... investments sector and they confirm that while superannuation and broad fund management has recovered from the effects of the GFC and benefited from the equity market rally, the retail managed funds segment has not. According to the report, managed funds ...

Abenomics strengthens investment ties with Japan

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... before." Beazley explained that cost-cutting within the asset management industry in the wake of the global financial crisis (GFC) led many to simply close down their Japanese investment teams. "Institutions have taken their eye off the ball," he said. ...

Planner and investor concern hits three-year low

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
A drop in investor concern to its lowest level during any point in the global financial crisis (GFC) has prompted a wave of investment into managed funds, according to a new survey from Investment Trends. The March 2013 Planner Direct Equities and SMA ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... the 2001 US recession and September 11 by depreciating from US$0.65 to below US$0.50. It cushioned the economy during the GFC when it dropped from US$0.9786 on 15 July 2008 to US$0.6036 on 27 October 2008 when the global financial system was in chaos. ...

Planner numbers drop on FoFA changes

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... agreed with De Gori. He said that it could be due to structural changes. "There is lots pressure from regulatory change, the GFC and major product failures such as Westpoint which have affected the reputation of planners," he said. De Gori also pointed ...