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Interest rates not the only monetary policy lever

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
With Australia's super system looking more and more like Singapore's every day, maybe it's time we also followed their lead in using contribution rates as a de facto monetary policy tool. The Singapore Central Provident Fund (CFP) is their A$100 billion ...

Lending practices lack clarity

... property conference that the local housing market and the US are like chalk and cheese. "Australia is fortunate that conservative lending policies and consumer protections differentiates our non-conforming industry from US sub-prime markets, " he said. ...

World's biggest fund eyes Aus resources

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
... foreign investment policy by the Chinese government, which traditionally has invested passively in bonds and other conservative vehicles. "What this means is that China will be looking to generate a higher rate of return on its funds, which probably ...

ANZ eyes ING and maybe AMP

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... teams have to get together and make a fist of being competitive - they probably will be. ANZ's peers have all made conservative selections of CEOs and - while the new fellow is essentially unknown - Michael Smith already looks the pick among bank CEOs. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
... today is fairly modest, if you look at what the Dow did," Mr Chatterton said. "Our market is just being a little more conservative compared to our American mates. "We had an interest rate rise and that's got to impact on people's thinking. Whenever interest ...

Super averages 15.3 pct for 2006-07

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
... master trust outcome, however, is dragged down by some master trusts continuing to have default options that are so conservative they knock themselves out of the race. The bottom 11 places were taken up by these funds. Master trusts, however, again dominate ...

REST rolls out returns to members

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
... consistent returns, long-term growth and income," said Hill. "To be consistent with this goal we have maintained a conservative approach, accumulating cash and investing carefully in what is an increasingly difficult market. Our record growth and return ...

Economic round-up: Infrastructure - sink or swim?

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
Weakness in our infrastructure just wont go away as a new report by the Prime Minister's chief scientific panel warns that climate changes are presenting further challenges to infrastructure and the future of our economy. Independent think tank, CEDA ...

No special rules needed for PE: FSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
... pension fund trustees looking to diversify their portfolios, started sweeping the market and upsetting sometimes conservative stakeholders. The FSA has, however, recognised that the challenge of the sector is not that it's private equity but that some ...

Public companies should learn from private equity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
... equity takeover. This will, however, require a change in thinking among corporate boards, which can be controlled by conservative people who are not resourced to actively participate in their companies, said McKinsey & Co. "Public companies could duplicate ...