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Daily unit pricing not the answer: Henaghan

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
Pricing assets daily is counter intuitive to a super fund's aim of generating long term returns, according to Sean Henaghan from AMP Capital Investors. Henaghan, an investment director at the global investment firm, told an Investment Management Consultants ...

UN staff pension in "safe" hands

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
The $45 billion United Nations Joint Staff Pension fund (UNJSPF) chief executive has emphasised the fund is well positioned to meet benefit payments in a bid to allay growing member fears. Bernard CochemA(C), UNJSPF chief executive, said the financial ...

The good and the bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
The US Congress is still deliberating the administration's latest rescue package - the details and the cost. The Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) acknowledges that despite the delay, the US Congress will ultimately pass the government's bailout ...

Saving Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
The financial stability of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would have to be protected at all costs, as their falls would cause cataclysmic effects not just in the US but the rest of the world, including Australia. Speaking at the 2008 Russell Australasian ...

ETS or carbon tax, still same problem

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
Whether or not the Australian ETS evolves into a carbon tax, businesses are now recognising that reducing carbon emissions is a mainstream economic issue that presents investment opportunities. "As a private person you may not like [having to reduce ...

Growth bond plays tax trump card

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
AMP has launched the AMP Growth Bond, a "tax paid" investment that allows investors to accumulate wealth with no lock in periods. The AMP Growth Bond is an investment or insurance bond style of where tax is paid on investment earnings within the product ...

QIC favours endowment funds

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
The $80 billion QIC has poured $570 million into US endowment-style fund manager Global Endowment Fund - marking QIC's continued interest in the sector. GEM, led by ex-Duke Endowment CIO Stephanie Lynch and former Duke University Management chief executive ...

APRA to review super fund stats

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
APRA will consult with industry players on proposals to change the format of its all-important statistics on super fund performance so the public can make more informed choices about who should manage their retirement savings. Every three months, the ...

Barclays emits carbon trading ETN

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
Barclays Bank PLC launched the iPath Global Carbon Exchange Traded Note (ETN) on the NYSE Arca stock exchange to provide investors with exposure to greenhouse gas emission trading schemes. The iPath ETN is linked to Barclay's Capital Global Carbon Index ...

Abu Dhabi opens investment doors

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
Despite having 9 per cent of the world's proven oil reserves, Abu Dhabi, the biggest of the seven United Arab Emirates (UAEs) is still looking for outside investment to transform itself into an international capital city, industry-hub, and tourism Mecca. ...