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GESB awards $2.3bn in bond mandates

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... markets." "Our strategy of engaging external fund managers delivers for our members, who have benefitted from consistent and sound returns over the long term," said McKenna. GESB has approximately $1.6bn invested in global government bond investment ...

CGT relief paves way for super mergers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... superannuation so that fees and costs are lower. The tax relief announced today removes a barrier that would have prevented otherwise sound superfund mergers from proceeding," said the Minister. Under the tax relief, from June 1, 2012 to July 1, 2017 ...

Dickens on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring ...

Dip buyers buy the dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
The Gremlins are coming back to haunt. Or so it'll seem as you read reports reporting that, once again, we're doomed. Yes Virginia, you'll be scared off your pants to know that the S&P 500 index posted its biggest weekly loss in 2012. It fell an earth-shattering ...

Calls for super industry to up focus on beta

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... fund. The theme was picked up by Atkin, who said super funds didn't think enough about the cumulative benefit derived from sound investment at the level of economic improvement. "A lot of time is spent on how we can outperform the next person and how ...

ETP growth attracts IOSCO concerns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), focuses on the quality of regulation and industry practices, investor protection, sound functioning of markets and financial stability. While ETPs generally are not seen as a problems, the ambiguity surrounding ...

Good bacteria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
Events of the past week show that what happens in Greece does not stay in Greece, with financial markets zigging on reports that its debt swap deal is in doubt and zagging when it ultimately went through - at the 11th hour as it has always been with ...

Recycled scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... Asia softened in 2011, partly due to natural disasters, but are not showing signs of further deterioration." Doesn't this sound a bit like the Fed's assessment, a bit like the Bank of England's, a bit like the Bank of Japan's, a bit like the European ...

TSCGEMU

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... But that's about that. We're talking about Europe after all - talk now until forced to act later. This "new idea" might sound like another "eureka" moment in this on-going European saga, but it's not. It had been already been floated at the EU Summit ...

SMSFs focus on risk reduction: report

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... advisers, this growth presents opportunities to demonstrate value, become a trusted partner and work with trustees to develop a sound strategy, not sell product," said Slattery.