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Yamashita's treasure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... on this space titled 'Go for Gold' (www.financialstandard.com.au/news/view/25322/) concluding that the global financial crisis and the measures implemented to end it have made gold the perfect hedge. "Up when the economy is fixed. Up when the economy ...

Pengana Asian Equities goes retail

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... strategy. This was illustrated by the fund's performance in 2008 - despite high volatility during the global financial crisis, the fund generated a positive return of 9.1 per cent net of fees for the period July to December 2008, against -5.6 per cent ...

Howes appointed CEO of IAA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... to contribute to public policy debate have never been greater or more important as the impacts of the global financial crisis are addressed at home and abroad. "The profession has a great deal to offer in the many areas where actuaries operate professionally," ...

The Art of War

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... reading this, I could not help but conjure a conspiracy theory of my own. And this is, China caused the global financial crisis. The aim? To own America! This becomes possible especially when you look back at one of China's greatest ancestors -- Sun ...

You're dreaming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... 2008 - I wrote about FSIU's forecast. "For sure the Australian unemployment rate will trend higher as the global financial crisis progresses but it would not be as bad as the deterioration in the US labour market nor the 9 per cent some are predicting. ...

Emerging markets could be heading for bubble

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... recovery and ability for emerging market-based companies across China, India and Asia to navigate the global financial crisis better than developed market firms has definitely been noticed by the wider financial service market. Conway said international ...

Equities could deliver zero returns: JANA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... message: the primary role of trustees is to acutely monitor risk, a job many failed to meet during the global financial crisis. This role becomes even more important given that the world is heading towards an environment of low returns - particularly ...

Weight in gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... been trying to convey in my columns since the GFC no longer stood for the Geelong Football Club but the Global Financial Crisis. And this is that Wall Street - and by extension, most other equity markets around the world -- would continue to edge higher ...

Super funds on the mend: SelectingSuper

... have, on average, returned more over the three, five, 10 and 20-year periods. The research also found the global financial crisis magnified the difference between the best and worst super funds. Before the GFC, the gap between the two were around 15 ...

Custodians under review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... custodians are under the microscope as funds finalise investment strategy reviews. "Coming out of the global financial crisis, from a custody perspective it was a bit quiet in the tender and review process because super funds had far more important things ...