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Grain price hints at strong growth: CFSGAM

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... such as farmland consolidation, along with seed technology and smarter technology applications but reasons that it is diversity that is the real attraction of this space where investors can diversify by commodity, country or market cap.

NTEU wants changes at UniSuper trustee company

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... $30 billion, investment returns which have consistently been above the average of industry and retail funds, a good diversity of investment and superannuation product options, and very low administration costs." The union also acknowledges the major ...

HOSTPLUS, CareSuper take top gongs at AIST awards

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... awards at the annual AIST 2011 Awards for Excellence. The awards, attended by around 200 industry members, recognised diversity in super fund communication strategies and applauded new approaches for bringing super to a wider audience. CareSuper's 'Why ...

Social media and the power of diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... presenter, social media mogul and media personality, Mia Freedman. Speaking of the power of social media, lessons of diversity and external pressures on women, Freedman gave examples of the social media storms and how it can show real impact on a business ...

ANZ profit climbs 19% to $5.36 billion

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... capital costs. We need to manage our business tightly in these conditions," said Smith. ANZ has steadily improved the diversity of its funding base, reducing reliance on offshore wholesale funding by $12 billion during the past three years. The profit ...

Yellow Brick Road launches funds management arm

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... said the products will make funds management more accessible for more Australians across a greater range of economic diversity. "With the launch of YBR Funds Management, our team is delivering a real alternative to the market across the entire wealth ...

Mortgage funds to rise post-govt guarantee

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... confidence in the sector after the GFC when several major mortgage funds froze redemptions. "Investors have always liked the diversity that mortgage funds can add to a portfolio, they like the stability of an investment backed by mortgages, they like ...

Gender diversity falls under hiring pressure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
Hiring pressures are impacting heavily on gender diversity as financial firms focus more on filling a position quickly, rather than on reaching an equal gender balance, according to a recent roundtable in Sydney. HR managers have reported pressure from ...

Liquidity strength in CTAs

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
Global hedge fund of fund investment firm, Financial Risk Management, finds liquidity and diversity in CTAs with volatility support in current alternative markets. Financial Risk Management (FRM) has introduced weekly liquidity for its FRM Sigma Fund ...

AUI expands with property fund acquisitions

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... provide investors with access to a broad range of property funds in all the major property sectors, and will add to the diversity and quality of our existing property portfolio." Investa's chief executive and chairman, Scott MacDonald, said AUI was selected ...