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Savings paradox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
Yesterday's strong rally on Wall Street was followed by a flat performance overnight. Is Wall Street catching its breath before taking another jump? Or is it taking a deep breath for diving? Such is the uncertainty created by the current global economic ...

ASIC cracks down on Hafoka

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
Sonatane Haitoni Hafoka of Shalvey, New South Wales, has faced the Downing Centre Local Court on charges of aiding and abetting the trustee of a dishonest self-managed super fund. Hafoka was brought by ASIC under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) ...

Treasuries still strong: ML

RUTH LIEW AND MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
Investors with funds invested in US Treasuries should hang on to their investments for at least the next six months - despite some punters voicing fears that the sector might be next asset class in the US to implode, according to an industry expert. ...

Aberdeen Financials fund rated 'three star'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
Research and ratings firm, Standard & Poor's has given the Aberdeen Financials Fund a 'three star' rating. The fund is managed using a bottom-up investment approach and features a low five per cent annual portfolio turnover. Mark Daniels, Aberdeen head ...

Full steam ahead for Aberdeen

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
Aberdeen Asset Management confirms it will proceed with its $540 billion acquisition of a slice of Credit Suisse's Global Investors business as planned, despite S&P placing 29 Credit Suisse funds "on hold". Aberdeen said last month that it would buy ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket remained strong at noon with overall gains in major sectors, boosted by a rebound on Wall St overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 86.2 points, or 2.33 per cent, at 3783.5, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Buy side firms assess tech ability

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
Expected regulatory requirements and the need for greater corporate transparency are driving buy side investment firms to assess their technological operations. More than 475 people attended Charles River Development's annual conference despite tightening ...

Three funds top Lonsec Ratings

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
Lonsec bestowed its highest rating - "Highly Recommended" - to three small caps funds respectively managed by Eley Griffiths Group, Ausbil and Pengana. The ratings house reviewed and rated 26 managers in the traditional small caps space, micro cap focussed ...

AREITs damaged by exuberance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Many listed property trusts (LPTs) fell out of investor's favour because they changed from being from stable, income-producing trusts to highly geared, complex products - but experts believe there's life in the sector yet, just not in its current form. ...

Credit investors put bond issuers on notice

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
The general manager finance and tax at Wesfarmers, Luigi Mottolini, spent a good part of May and June leading a roadshow to meet with local credit investors. The aim of the meetings was to repair relations with bond portfolio managers and analysts who ...