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Standard Life Inv advises caution on Japan

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
While many fund managers have championed a growing opportunity for investment in an improving Japanese economy, Standard Life Investments says there will need to be further policy action from the government if returns are to be sustained. Seen as something ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after falling sharply on Monday dragged down by the resourses sector and following mixed results on international bourses. At 0630 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 31 ...

CFSGAM inflation plus fund targets post-retirement market

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
Outcome-orientated investment approaches that target a specified return are well suited to clients in the post-retirement phase of their investment journey, according to CFSGAM's multi asset solutions team. Head of multi asset solutions Epco van der ...

Don't stop me now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
"Everyone you meet, the children in the street are swayin' to the rhythm, there's somethin' movin' in them. There's no place to hide, so, why even try? Can't you hear it coming your way, it's here to stay." - You Can't Stop the Music (Village People) ...

CalPERS cry foul play, backs lawsuit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
The largest public pension fund in the US, CalPERS, has expressed its support for the US government's civil lawsuit against credit rating agency Standard & Poor's Rating Services. Early this month, the US Department of Justice sued the agency for fraud ...

New board member to tackle Asia growth: La Trobe

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
New board member to tackle Asia growth: La Trobe Ben Collins 170 words Credit specialist fund manager la Trobe has added another director to its board to help spearhead the business's expansion in Asia. Yesterday La Trobe said that Hung Fei Chan, who ...

Certitude wins three new mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
Certitude Global Investments has won three new mandates worth $120 million for its international funds, it was announced today. These include $60 million into the Columbia Credit fund, $45 million into the Lighthouse Partners Global Long/Short fund ...

CheckRisk opens in Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
As funds increasingly develop internal investment expertise, trustee boards will need to expand their own expertise to stay in control of their funds, and one way to do this is through an independant risk assessment of their portfolio. Denis Carroll ...

Sex discrimination rife: eFinancialCareers

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
Employment services provider eFinancialCareers had said after a survey that nearly two thirds of Australian finance professionals think gender discrimination takes place in the industry. After reviewing the results of a survey it conducted on gender ...

VicSuper starts daily unit pricing

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
VicSuper has said its investments returns are more transparent, after the industry superannuation fund moved to daily unit pricing from 1 January this year. Daily unit pricing is widely accepted as a more transparent method of calculating and applying ...