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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... Yes, they've come back up a bit from the 1.46% low hit on 1 June, but at 1.65%, 10-year US yields are still below the 2.08% GFC low. I don't know about you what could be scarier than that spooky episode back in 2008/09 when virtually all credit markets ...

Generations split on what causes sleepless nights

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... manager, customer experience Teifi Whatley is a shared lack of confidence in financial markets and the global economy post-GFC. Regardless of age, she said all generations agreed that a lack of savings in the bank is the biggest factor keeping them awake ...

Cash for investment not just liquidity

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... is that of an investor with that sort of long-term horizon. "It's an important shift that has come about as a result of the GFC," Hewson said. The greatest growth in five-year term deposits for SMSFs has been from those aged under 50, with the most significant ...

Annuities regaining acceptance: Challenger

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
Life annuities sales have increased rapidly following the GFC's onslaught on retirement assets, but investors and advisers are still wary about what happens to their capital if they don't live long enough to exhaust the annuity. "We now sell in a month ...

Keynes & Riccardo on display

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... June. While the month-to-month fluctuation in this stat is volatile, there is a clear shift towards higher savings since the GFC. The savings rate averaged 4.7% in the four years since Lehman collapse. This compares with the 2.6% rate in the four years ...

Benchmarks stop us thinking: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
The shock of the GFC, the impacts of the Euro crisis and moribund world capital markets ever since are forcing institutional investors to confront the reality that their traditional investments models aren't working, said AXA Investment Managers. A ...

Going for gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012

Kinks in Stronger Super armour

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... fighting the last war," Harman said, saying the guidelines carry 21 mentions of liquidity risk, which was the problem in the GFC, yet make no mention of the three primary risks facing Australian super in the short term future - those being country risk ...

Improve risk management to target fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
The upcoming September AIMA Australia Hedge Fund Forum will hear how cautious investors post-GFC are trying to better understand their risk profiles so they can use this knowledge to identify which active investment managers are adding the most value. ...

Hunter Hall appoints ex-Perpetual CEO

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... handing over the reins to his short-lived successor Chris Ryan. In his time at Perpetual, Deverall steered the firm through the GFC and was known for strategic moves that included cost cutting and ramping up the private wealth arm of the firm. Prior ...