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VicSuper and HESTA champion ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
Two of Australia's largest superannuation funds with over $18 billion in assets under management are joining forces to launch an environmental, social and governance research initiative. Public offer superannuation fund VicSuper and the $13 billion ...

Cost of share trading spikes

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
The cost of trading Asian and Australian equities rose by 150 per cent last year compared to a year ago after bid-ask spreads widened to abnormal levels during the credit crisis, according to research. Trading cost data and analysis provider ITG released ...

Damned if you do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
Australians really are a spoiled bunch. Give them bread and they ask for cake. Give them cake and they question why not the bakery instead. And while you're at it, throw in a coffee factory - nay, the whole plantation - but be careful not to spend too ...

BT Global Macro gains three stars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
Standard & Poor's has assigned a 'three star' rating to the BT Global Macro fund. The BT Global Macro fund uses a single manager multi strategy approach to portfolio construction. According to Standard & Poor's, the BT fund doesn't take large intra ...

Groundhog Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
Today, America and Canada held their annual Groundhog Day festivities to see whether spring would come early or winter will stretch six weeks more. Groundhog Day is rooted in ancient European folklore and purports that if a groundhog emerges from its ...

Darkest before dawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
Well now, there we have it. If the January effect holds, US equity investors and the rest of us should all go on vacation and come back next year. The January effect postulates that the US stock market's performance for the entire month of January predicts ...

Sherry's to-do list for 2009

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
Senator Nick Sherry yesterday unveilled his top priorities for 2009, which includes a strong focus on short selling regulation, margin loans and credit rating agencies. Speaking at a media function in Sydney last night, the minister for superannuation ...

Trustee survey reveals top asset classes

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
Infrastructure, private equity and commodities are going to be the most preferred asset classes this year, according to a trustee survey released this week. According to a Centre for Investor Education survey of 30 industry fund trustees and retirement ...

Olicc wins Shadforth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
Olicc Technologies, which is part-owned by Coin Financial Planning Software, has scored a deal with boutique dealer group Shadforth Financial. Under the agreement, Shadforth will use Olicc's practice management solutions, including its business intelligence ...

ESI Super adds vanilla cash option

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
The Electricity Supply Industry Superannuation (ESI Super) has introduced another lower risk cash option for its members. The ESI Super Cash Deposit option invests in Commonwealth Government guaranteed securities with Authorised Deposit Institutions ...