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Industry super funds show patchy approach to emergency reserves

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
Industry super funds have increased their emergency reserves since the global financial crisis but the uptake has been patchy with some funds having no buffer at all, new research has found. Deloitte Actuaries and Consultants scrutinised 65 industry ...

Time for super to step up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... Superannuation Investors and the Financial Services Council in structural and regulatory reforms spurred on by the Global Financial Crisis. The importance of the GFC is that this crisis was not created by any external shock but by the system itself through ...

Coaching tips invigorate adviser roadshow

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... and anxiety disorders which are prevalent in Australia. The AFA has partnered with Beyond Blue as the global financial crisis and the new regulatory changes had created stress for many advisors, AFA chief executive Richard Klipin said. Limnios showed ...

BTIM extends global presence with $10bn manager buy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... in funds under management, which has worked hard to establish itself beyond the UK and Europe since the global financial crisis. As well as an "aligned investment philosophy and strong cultural fit," one of the key benefits for BTIM will be the enhanced ...

Cautious bulls predict solid earnings season

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... effect of the carbon tax would not lead to the consumer spending splurge that the cash payment in the global financial crisis did, he said. "It won't be great cheer for the discretionary retailers who did well when a different set of handouts were made ...

Investment head concerned by super approach

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... buffer in the governance process." Speaking at an AXA IM roundtable event on 'Sensible investing after the Global Financial Crisis', Gardener said it was frustrating to hear funds talk about long term views but then present their results aimed at rising ...

HSBC targets instos with hedge fund solution

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... manager selection support from institutional investors. "Institutional investors are emerging from the global financial crisis with a sharp focus on investments explicitly tailored to complement existing holdings and dynamically managed to fit their ...

Hidden threat may lurk on bank balance sheets

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... property price growth rates have taken a holiday from the endless consecutive rises enjoyed before the global financial crisis. According to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) monthly banking statistics for May, the Big Four banks ...

New mandate flows increasing but more cash lies in wait

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... appointments have increased to 582 in the year to March recovering to normal levels from the shock of the global financial crisis, latest research from Rainmaker Information shows. The latest edition of Rainmaker's Mandate Chaser has revealed the number ...

The other Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... other structured investments back in the days -- when the GFC stood for Geelong Football Club and not the Global Financial Crisis - encouraged investors to go on a buying spree. And while we're at it, Standard & Poor's was also back in the headlines ...