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New claimants join class action against CBA

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... (CBA) investors lost on synthetic collateralised debt obligations (CDO) - one of the catalysts responsible for triggering the GFC. If CBA is found to be in breach of section 192A of the Corporations Act (based on non-disclosure) - which would ground ...

CheckRisk opens in Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... team. Carroll said assessing risk isn't simply about measuring volatility but the probability a fund could lose money. "The GFC forced many super funds to more critically judge what it is they want their fund managers to deliver, which is first of all ...

On positive contagion, reflation and the great rotation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... contagion? Sure you do. We all feared it when itsy-bitsy, teenie-weenie Greece threatened to go it alone - never mind the GFC, that was oh so long ago. Fear of a Grexit led to fears of a eurozone that'll lead to a European depression and financial market ...

Time to fear?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... the three happening is enough to scare the bejeesus out of any investor... but all three happening in a single year, that's GFC part deux. Fear not lost in the headlines as demonstrated by that printed in theage.com.au about this time last year, "Ugliest' ...

Insurers to exit risky fixed income positions: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... insurers to embrace new ways of achieving profitability in the increasingly challenged global investment environment and post-GFC regulatory regime. "Not only is profitability being squeezed, but the investment returns insurers generate from traditional ...

There's no bubble in bond markets: Tyndall AM

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... flight-to-safety," he said. "In addition, foreign investment is playing a huge role in the price of Australian bonds." Before the GFC, approximately 20-30% of Australian government bonds were held offshore. By 2012, this number had jumped to around 80%. ...

Planners praised for guiding investors into fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
The wall of cash built up in the wake of the GFC is showing signs of crumbling as fixed income see dramatic inflows off the back of changing fundamentals and the hard work of financial planners, according to PIMCO and Equity Trustees (EQT). EQT head ...

Don't forget to remind DB members: ASIC

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... investors in defined benefit funds are typically less affected by investment markets than those in accumulation funds, the GFC highlighted that prolonged market falls can impact a defined benefit fund if there is a funding shortfall and the employer ...

Beggar me not my neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... not about the US debt ceiling. It's about Wall Street making another run for the all-time high it reached back before the GFC stood for the Geelong Football Club and not the Global Financial Crisis. The S&P 500 index closed at 1,482.42 points overnight ...

ETP flows beat pre-GFC record

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013