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Planners hit by ratings pullout

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
S&P's decision to withdraw its application for a retail AFSL, effectively pulling its credit ratings from the retail market, could increase retail investors' exposure to risk and lead to a tightening of planners' approved product lists. S&P announced ...

Bookmakers fund closer to liquidity resolution

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
Bookmakers Superannuation Fund, which in August announced it was facing liquidity issues, has made progress on the mortgages and property fronts to achieve a resolution for members. The fund applied to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...

Cbus adds ESG into investment contracts

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
The $13 billion Construction & Building Industry Super (Cbus) is starting to include environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in the fund's Investment Management Agreements (IMAs) when appointing fund managers. Trish Donohue, executive manager ...

MMC pays $428 million in compensation

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
Marsh & McLennan Companies, which owns consultant Mercer, has agreed to pay $428 million (US$400 million) in settlement for a lawsuit filed six years ago that accused the firm of breaking securities law covering its contingent commission practices. ...

Emerging markets could be heading for bubble

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
Emerging market equities valuations could be headed for a 'bubble' given the amount of liquidity in listed markets and the number of large institutions set to pump funds into the region, one fund manager has warned. Allan Conway, global head of emerging ...

Dollar dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
Have no fear, the Fed is here...to stay. Perhaps spooked by the pause on Wall Street in recent days, the Fed found it necessary to re-assure investors that borrowing rates would remain practically free for an "extended period." As if? Yes, as if the ...

Age of greener capitalism

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
Natural Capital joins a nascent group of fund managers hell-bent on saving the planet by backing companies that put the environment first, profits second. Sustainable investing, called by any other name, has been around for decades. But Angus Forbes ...

Computershare to challenge industry incumbents

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
Computershare is using its tried-and-tested template in providing top-line share registry services to shake up competition in the unit registry services market. Computershare has fully integrated its unit registry services for fund managers, friendly ...

First Super refines investment strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
The $1.3 billion industry fund First Super takes a pre-emptive move against losses in down markets by restructuring its investment options, including raising its allocation towards defensive assets. The $1.3 billion industry fund First Super has renamed ...

AMP Cap revamps Asia Pac equities team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
AMP Capital Investors has revamped how it researches Asia Pacific equities by bringing together the Asian, Capital and New Zealand teams and organising the group along market sectors. The revised approach means the research teams will focus on sectors ...