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Politics wield power over asset prices

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
Political affiliations do more than just influence who will become the next US president, they can dictate asset prices too, according to a study on the performance of Democratic versus Republican fund managers. US-based publication, Advisor Perspectives ...

Priced, but not for a V

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
There's no point in us lurking around Wall Street this month. All the good news has been priced in. Perhaps. Perhaps not. This may well be - as I've discussed yesterday - the curse of September at work, where the line of least resistance is to give ...

Boost allocation to top active managers: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
Active managers enter a sweet spot in investments history with a three-year window to seriously make a mint for their investors, said BGI. The analysis paper, Why the financial crisis has made markets less efficient, by Andrew Jackson, director of research ...

Industry pushes for super concessions for women

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
The call for super reforms designed to boost the retirement savings of women grows louder as more research show the gender divide when it comes to super is wider than ever before. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, in recognition of ...

ISN unveils new industry fund campaign

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
Industry Super Network has embarked on its latest advertising blitz to promote industry super funds - this time with a bigger emphasis on ISF's new logo and a renewed message on the funds acting "only for the benefit of members". The key message to ...

VicSuper sponsors Energise Enterprise

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
The $6.1 billion VicSuper is putting its weight behind small Victorian businesses by sponsoring the Energise Enterprise festival for the month of August. VicSuper, in a statement on its website, said it was sponsoring the festival which is taking place ...

Zurich's three-year health check spur mandate changes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
Zurich Investment Management has made dramatic changes to its Managed Growth Fund following a major review conducted once every three years. The changes follow a review with Mercer, the firm's investment consultant, which occurs every three years. Kansas ...

Northern Trust appoints Asia CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
Northern Trust has appointed Teresa Parker as chief executive of the Asia Pacific region. Parker replaces Gregg Behrens who retires in November. She has worked at Northern Trust in a number of leadership positions for the past 15 years, most recently ...

CommBank Officers Super shuts property option

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
The $6 billion Commonwealth Bank Officers' Superannuation Fund is closing down its property option due to diversification and liquidity issues. CBA OSF, which had $5.9 billion at the end of last year according to data from Rainmaker Information, is ...

SMSFs miss Asian equities boom

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
Australia's $326 billion self-managed super funds may be the fastest growing super fund sector to date, but research shows they are missing out on the Asian equities boom with their negligible exposure to international equities. Ralf Zurbrugg, a professor ...