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Hybrid securities back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... anticipated hybrids, the bank has received strong interest from both retail and institutional investors. "However, after the GFC, the majority of interest comes from retail investors who are increasingly focused on the more stable income opportunities ...

Fund managers bullish on Asian bonds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... equities to capture the growth story and higher yield within emerging markets, the change in the way risk is perceived since the GFC has resulted in a re-evaluation of the place of these securities, Pidgeon said. "Historically emerging market assets ...

Australia can't afford complacency: Murray

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... for those who think the emerging signs of slowdown are all about the policies and adjustments in Europe and the US since the GFC, currency adjustment would have little effect on a slowdown. While the banks have been facing criticism for not passing on ...

Liquidity comes at a price: Certitude

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... designed to allay investor concerns about possible market reversals causing the funds to lock-up, as was witnessed during the GFC. Mowll also dispels the notion that daily pricing equates to instant fund access as fundamentally misguided. "Traditionally ...

Retirement adequacy hits post-GFC low: AMP

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
Declining contributions to superannuation have helped push AMP's retirement index to its lowest levels since the global financial crisis. The AMP Retirement Adequacy Index fell almost 2 percentage points to 69.4% while projected retirement savings fell ...

Pick your poison

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... China, geo-politics, acts of God, insert your own here - but we've all been here, done that. The greatest one so far was the GFC. Yet for those who look at the broader picture instead of the day-to-day headlines and happenings on Wall Street, we've come ...

Abbott government to index military pensions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... ordinary pensioners." The Gillard government had previously endorsed the indexing change, but due to budget pressure since the GFC has not implemented the policy. "Not only has the current government failed to honour its pre-election commitment to a ...

Controversial short-sell ban inconclusive

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... its 2008 decision to permanently ban naked short-selling and temporarily ban covered short sales, despite its report on the GFC restrictions being inconclusive as to outcome. Yesterday the regulator's deputy chairman Belinda Gibson conceded that the ...

Indexing reaches all time high

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
Indexed funds under management have enjoyed enormous popularity since the GFC, with assets outgrowing non-indexed FUM by a factor of seven to one. June 2012 saw the figure for indexed FUM climb to $238 billion - the highest ever level in Australia ...

Quest for lower volatility spurs new Aus EM fund

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... driven by dialogue with the market that indicated a strong demand for a "smoother ride" investing in emerging markets post-GFC. Although the portfolio will include stocks and bonds, it is not a balanced fund. "Rather than deciding we need to invest 60% ...