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Super funds push for better hedge fund governance

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Four major super funds have joined forces to create a set of principles on how hedge fund managers should operate and manage risk - a move designed to improve investor confidence and stimulate more mandates into the asset class. ARIA, Local Government ...

ETF markets August fall

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
For the first time in three years, the $5.2 billion ETF market has contracted with net redemptions of around $70 million for the month of August although gold and silver funds still performed well. Measured in the four weeks ending September 5 this ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... economies who have come under pressure in the debt markets, both closed up 2.7 per cent. European equities began the day in the red after Moody's ratings agency downgraded two top French banks, cutting its rating for Credit Agricole bank from Aa1 to ...

Insurance industry prepared for black swan flock

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
The Australian insurance market is well equipped to cope with future natural disasters, while acknowledging that previous risk exposure had been under priced, according to Aon. The industry is coming to accept 'black swan' events as a far more common ...

Bell recruits Bloomberg for risk and compliance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
Bell Asset Management has implemented Bloomberg's Asset & Investment Manager's third party risk, performance and compliance packages in an upgrade to its portfolio management system. Bloomberg's Asset & Investment Manager (AIM) order management system ...

ASIC surveillance sharpens focus on AFS licensees

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
Financial services licensees must effectively monitor business models for possible conflicts of interest and prioritise training and supervision of advisers, said ASIC, as part of plans to raise standards in the advice industry and hold gatekeepers ...

Planning software's big five rated

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
The Investment Trends 2011 Planner Technology Report, which surveyed over 1,396 financial planners in July this year, found an overall improvement in satisfaction with planning software with 52% rating their software 'good' or 'very good'. Financial ...

Damned to default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
Seen on Bloomberg this morning: "Greece Default Risk Jumps to 98%" (over the next five years). Duh! I don't know what financial markets have been smoking but as far I'm concerned Greek's been cactus ever since it's debt-to-GDP ratio hit 140% and real ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... in the top 20. Its shares lost 4.4 per cent, or $1.02, to $21.98. Gold stocks were among the only green spots in a sea of red, with Australia's biggest gold miner Newcrest Mining the only stock in the top 20 trading higher, up 11 cents to $39.97. AngloGold ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
US stocks plunged on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding more than 300 points, as global stock markets were stung by fresh anxiety in the eurozone over Greece's bailout. The Dow fell 303.68 points (2.69 per cent) to close at 10,992.13. ...