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Australia doesn't need a SWF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... and international property, the second largest into cash and alternatives, the third largest holder of international equities, the fourth largest for bonds and international assets and the 16th largest for Australian equities.

Waiting for the midnight hour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... finmins did or didn't - agree to give Greece a new lease on life, that is. But gauging from the sharp gains in Asian equities yesterday -- though this was aided by the PBOC's announcement that it is reducing its banks' reserve requirement - and European ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... 4,247. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its minutes of its February board meeting. In equities news, Flight Centre, Sonic Healthcare and Mirvac Group post half-year results, while Oil Search and Melbourne IT release ...

Superannuation needs more regulatory resilience: ASIC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... regulatory perimeter as more investors come into the system and money invested increases," said Medcraft. "Growth in equities affects ASIC's market placing teams that oversee mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings, brokers and markets themselves. ...

AMP Capital expands Aus Equities team

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
AMP Capital is continuing to grow its Australian Fundamental Equities team taking on two new full time staff, as well as launching a new global resources fund. Senior portfolio manager and analyst Ed Rayner joined AMP Capital on secondment from AllianceBernstein ...

BEN announces solid results

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... in margin, coupled with slowing credit growth and market sentiment moving investors away from higher margin wealth and equities products, has resulted in flat earnings," Hirst said. During the recorded period, BEN completed an institutional share placement ...

Strong half year results for new Challenger boss

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... while total assets under management grew by 15% to $29.6 billion as of 31 December. "We're especially pleased that our equities and fixed income boutique partnerships performed strongly despite difficult market conditions, having grown FUM by $1.4 billion ...

Managed funds have a place in SMSFs: Select

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... job in addressing this." Yet many SMSF portfolios carry too much equity risk he said, with a heavy skew to Australian equities. While the Australian future fund carries just 10% of its portfolio in Australian equities, the allocation of the average SMSF ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... share price index futures contract was up 40 points at 4,181. No major domestic economic news is expected on Friday. In equities news, Sims Metal Management, Billabong International, Spotless Group, Treasury Wine Estates, Duet Group and Platinum Asset ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... to deliver a speech to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, Economic and Political Overview 2012. In equities news, Brambles Industries, Goodman Group, Wesfarmers and Qantas are all due to post first-half results. In Australia, the market ...