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Dummy spit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
... the time approached for your re-nomination to be Fed Chairman. Alan Greenspan refused to look for bubbles or try to do anything other than create them. Likewise, it is clear from your statements over the last four years that you failed to spot the housing ...

Australians as Asians

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
... year to the third quarter - much, much higher than market predictions for growth of only 6.3 per cent. But if there's anything to learn from the global financial crisis, it is to 'never say never.' As the events of the past week have shown, something ...

Hunter Hall regains lost ground

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
... isn't overly concerned, he said the investment team is focussed on returns rather than strong inflows. "We haven't seen anything in the way of fund flows. Inflows have been matched by outflows but I think there is a bit of a lag. It's fine, if it comes ...

Wave of signatories could weaken PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... Australian-based. While Munsters is concerned the number of institutions signing the principles will dilute its ability to solve anything, two years ago Rob Fowler, Hesta Super executive manager, said the principles would be more effective with more ...

What gets measured, gets done

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... following the Reviews. He also said that projects must be assessed based on "innovation", or whether the fund is doing anything groundbreaking by implementing their strategy. Fellow panelist Marc Levy, principal at Right Lane Consulting, drew on a mixed-method ...

Bond index returns beat active managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... [active managers] will outperform the index and I don't think investors should be tied to any one index, which is throwing anything at you and you don't have any real control, that's a very dangerous position to be in," said Bridges. "Before the crisis ...

Shareholders remove van Eyk Three Pillars board

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
... receive a cent from Van Eyk Three Pillars in terms of director fees. We will not be taking admin fees or management fees or anything of that sort," said Dixon. Last month, Brown, managing director (strategy) at Dixon, said replacing the board is just ...

BOBisms

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... and carefully read or listen to what the 'three wise men' uttered. Go on. Read again. Listen again. Was there really anything new in any of the statements? The economic world according to BOB. Bernanke - the recovery would remain weak for some time therefore ...

Yin to market yang

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... China is under-reporting the figures simply because they can't count them. There's nothing deliberate or Machiavellian or anything in that. They simply just can't count them."

IOSCO to impose new rule on FoHFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... managing it and their due diligence process," he said. "It's going to mean the people with the black box that won't tell you anything and charge three and 30 - good luck to fresh money from institutional investors."