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US pension fund pulls gun investments

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
California State Teachers Association Retirement System (Calstrs), a $154 billion US pension fund, looks set to pull its investments in gun manufacturers in light of the recent mass shooting at Sandy Hook. California Treasurer and board member Bill ...

Global fund managers bullish on equities: HSBC

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... survey, which polled 10 global investment-houses, also found that 75% of fund managers held overweight views on North American equities in the first quarter 2013, spurred on by a resilient United States economy that has grown 60% since the fourth quarter ...

Colonial First State wins $500m in Russell mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... multi-manger platform. Colonial First State Americas managing director James Twiss said this is the team's first North American win, and recognises the consistent outperformance of the CFSGAM Global Listed Infrastructure fund which launched five years ...

2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... climb out of self-imposed austerity. Falling US relative wage and production costs attracting manfucturing back onto American shores could add to this; Apple announced last week it was doing exactly this. And watch for the US shale oil gas theme to emerge ...

High rates saving Australia's economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
Near zero US interest rates giving US authorities very few macroeconomic tools to stimulate their economy other than quantitative easing illustrates the folly in arguments that the RBA should follow suit and slash rates in Australia. If only the US ...

Advice tech more than back office tool: JP Morgan

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Advisors need to shed the perception of advice technology as a "back office" tool if they are to engage investors with their retirement income, according to a scaled advice software provider. J.P. Morgan's Donn Hess, speaking at a recent ASFA conference ...

Energy Super makes two senior appointments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... experience in investment management and research, holding a range of positions including analytical roles with a North American fund manager and another Australian superannuation fund. He has also been an economist with the Australian Department of Foreign ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... sales figures for October are also due out. Treasury Wine Estates chief executive David Dearie is due to speak at an American Chamber of Commerce lunch in Sydney. In equities news, Seek, BHP Billiton, Linc Energy, Sundance Energy, Australian Pacific ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... chief executive Kim Williams is due to speak at the Melbourne Press Club, NBN chief executive Mike Quigley speaks at an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia function and former prime minister Paul Keating opens the Association of Superannuation ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... West Resources Developments Conference in Perth while AACo (AAC) chief executive David Farley is slated to address an American Chamber of Commerce lunch in Sydney. In Australia, the market on Monday closed slightly higher as investors waited for movement ...