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Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
The bulls - already dwindling in numbers by the day - must now be starting to find religion as the only means of delivering them from eternal damnation - in the financial sense, of course. For this time, Virginia, the sky does really look like it's ...

Cross-border super collaboration on way

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
Asian public pensions and Australian superannuation funds may soon be working together on cross-border investment decisions, predicts Citi's Asia Pacific head of pension fund services. Australian superannuation funds typically have around 30% of assets ...

BT flags wealth "land grab"

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
BT Financial has launched a new aligned dealer brand as part of the group's broader ambition to grow by securing a larger chunk of superannuation and life insurance assets. The new brand, BT Select, is a business-to-business group targeting multi-partner ...

Liars' Club

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
"Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue." - Billy Joel, Honesty "There won't be a GST under the government I lead" promised Johnny Howard before being elected prime minister of Australia. "There won't be a carbon tax in a government I ...

Aust needs better PPP infra structures: Greiner

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
Canadian pension funds' aggressive appetite for Australian infrastructure assets is indicative of the failure of Australian governments to structure deals in a way suitable for local super funds. Nick Greiner, chairman of Infrastructure NSW, said yesterday ...

A-REIT concentration raises active mgt questions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
The Australian listed property trust securities sector is plagued by concentration issues, according to Lonsec's annual review. While most funds in the sector are benchmarked against the S&P/ASX-200 A-REIT Accumulation Index or the S&P/ASX-300 A-REIT ...

Fractional prop trading platform gets AG backing

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
DomaCom's internet-based fractional property investment trading platform has signed its first group of foundation partners. The platform allows home owners to realise cash by selling shares in their property, akin to an equity release scheme but done ...

Aust funds trail world in alternatives

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
Alternative assets make up 20% of world pension fund FUM but these alternative investors are continuing to shun Asia in favour of more established markets in the US and Europe. The 20% alternative weighting, according to a Towers Watson survey of the ...

'Brownfield' infra better suited to pension funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
Governments hoping to secure pension fund investments into infrastructure projects should focus on 'brownfield' assets rather than expecting them to take on 'greenfield' risks, said European investor Antin Infrastructure Partners. Referring to British ...

Morphic Asset Management opens for business

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
New global equities manager, Morphic Asset Management has begun operating with two former Hunter Hall fund managers at the helm. Morphic Asset Management has been established by two former Hunter Hall global equity portfolio managers, Jack Lowenstein ...