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Canadian pension funds eye Aust infra

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
Canadian pension funds will increase their investment into Australian infrastructure, according to a panel discussion hosted by The Trust Company. Canadian investment in Australian property and infrastructure has risen dramatically in recent years ...

Go ahead Europe, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
Stop right there. If you believe that last night's reversal of fortune on Wall Street was really, truly because of "improved data on the US housing market" as the Australian Financial Review puts it or "as Home Data Tempers Economic Concern," as per ...

All eyes on Germany ahead of Greek elections

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
National elections at the weekend will be crucial in deciding if Greece stays in the eurozone or not, with polls indicating that left-wing party Syriza is on equal standing with pro-austerity party New Democracy. Syriza has threatened to tear up stringent ...

"If it becomes necessary" time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... there's only speculation of stimulus measures but this being the year when the politburo elects a new leader, I'll bet my right eye that there'll be several "prudent measures" that'll be announced if indicators continue to weaken. And more than speculation ...

Bad news? What bad news?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
Shiver me timbers! If you ever doubted that the markets see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear, the equity markets' performance over the past 24 hours will make a believer out of ya'll. Forget Europe, China's coming to the rescue. ...

Wilson HTM appoints new head of private wealth

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... the end of the day they're still doctors, lawyers, etc doing what they do every day, so you still want the support and the eye of a considered adviser," Coppin said. "Obviously technology is changing the landscape, information access is changing the ...

Show me the stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... enough? On this score, the latest available economic indicate that we'll be right mate. Show me the stats. Employment. Despite eye-grabbing news about sackings, retrenchments and job losses here, there and everywhere, there are jobs a-plenty with some ...

Facebook IPO price raises queries on value

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
Facebook's IPO, priced at $38 per share will raise $16bn in the largest tech IPO in history, yet some local fund managers are questioning the $104bn valuation the price will give the social network. "The $38 share price highlights the fact it seems ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... fell while the euro hit a four-month low amid growing concern about Greece's eurozone future. Dealers are also keeping an eye on Spain as the country's banking sector comes under huge pressure while Italy saw the ratings of 26 of its lenders downgraded ...

Australia eyes Israeli super system

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
Engagement with lifecycling and a better engagement with annuities are two key aspects of the Israeli pension model where Australian super should take note, according to industry heavyweight Jeremy Cooper. Just back from a research trip to Israel led ...