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Treasury seeks to boost APRA powers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... that in the wake of the GFC the proposed changes would bring Australia into line with reforms being made across the G20 nations, included in which is Dodd-Frank in the US and recommendations made by John Vickers in the UK.

Medcraft calls for international super benchmarking

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... Medcraft said. One variation cited was the relative weight of fixed income in portfolios, with most managers in other OECD nations allocating more to fixed income and less to equities. Medcraft said this kind of data provided on statements would help ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... euro, which surged on Friday after the European Central Bank (ECB) announced a bond-buying plan to help under-pressure nations, eased slightly in early Asian exchanges on Monday. Tokyo ended flat, dipping 2.28 points to 8,869.37, with a slightly stronger ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... their stride and extending the previous day's rally on the European Central Bank unveiling a plan to aid troubled eurozone nations. Frankfurt's DAX 30 added 0.66 per cent to 7214.5 points, a 2012 high point, while in London's FTSE 100 index of top companies ...

Remove insurance from super: Cassidy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... working Australian has some level of life cover within superannuation, Australia remains one of the most underinsured nations in the developed world, with 95% of the population inadequately covered, according to FSC affiliate Lifewise. A recent study ...

ACT prohibits guns & smokes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... animals. This is because the links are difficult to implement and that the government would prefer to follow the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment which are based on active governance and shareholder engagement principles rather than ...

Doing our bit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... Economics 101. Currencies of the strong ones appreciate increasing the demand for cheapened goods and services from weak nations. This, in turn, slows economic activity (and inflation) in the strong country and helps strengthen those in the weaker ones ...

Super funds urged to include macro-level ESG principles

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... Governance (ESG) cognisance form part of their investment mandate," said Solaris ESG analyst Lisa Domagala. Solaris, a United Nations Principles of Responsible Investments (UN PRI) signatory, said superannuation funds need to concentrate on Macro-level ...

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Noi! Noi! Noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... from commodity prices. Here's how Bloomberg saw it 5 days ago: "Commodities are losing their influence over currencies of nations that depend on raw materials exports as traders seek havens from the deficit and debt turmoil roiling the European Union ...

ESG sheds light on Sov debt crisis: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... has a role to play as Europe's sovereign debt crisis blurs the lines between the definitions of developed and developing nations, according to a global responsible investment expert. A lot of the countries previously thought too big to fail have now ...