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Fresh mint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... per cent - the biggest fall since 1962. But wait. Look at the US dollar exchange rate. It too has tumbled against other major currencies overnight. The greenback depreciated by as much as 3.6 per cent against the euro, 2.4 percent versus the yen, 4.5 ...

BUSS(Q) buys Aussie equities

RUTH LIEW AND MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... in the past few months, but will seriously look at getting into the equities game in April. "If we take for example, the major trading banks - which are a big part of the Aussie index, we expect at these current prices to get frank dividends of around ...

Legalsuper members make a choice

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
More than half of the $1 billion industry fund legalsuper's members are taking charge of their investment choice - a strong sign that informed members are increasingly voicing their opinions on how their super should be run. A survey that was conducted ...

Governance indices create illusions: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... describe a company's governance credentials through quantitative measures are poor indicators of future investment returns. A major paper published in the Columbia Law Review, 'The Promise and Peril of Corporate Governance Indices' by Sanjai Bhagat ...

Main Street versus Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... to be temporarily nationalised and only 18 per cent wanted the government to give more money. This is rapidly becoming a major headache for the President as Republicans are now warning they won't support funding for future stimulus packages if the AIG ...

Doors open for new ETFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... joining the Government's Asset Protection Scheme. The consensus among industry commentators is that the sale of iShares is a major surprise given that the bank said the division is the core of their business. The company is one of the top three largest ...

Seize the pay

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... issuing share options that can only be cashed out after five years. Governance expert Regnan, a research outfit owned by eight major institutional investors including BT, VFMC and Vanguard, released a paper outlining how senior executives should be paid. ...

RARE quality found in infrastructure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... developing stage and a mature stage," said Dell. Not differentiating between greenfield infrastructure opportunities is a major reason why retail investors can have bad experiences in the sector, he said. "Better quality infrastructure investments include ...

Hunter Hall says sorry

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... which are the small to mid cap value stocks and the developing markets, were hard hit by the GFC. Second, the fund made major errors in judgement. "We underestimated the severity of the downturn...the speed of the oil price falling...and [overestimated] ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... $17.31. The big miners were lower, with market leader BHP Billiton down 44 cents, or 1.39 per cent, at $31.22. Rio Tinto Ltd major shareholder Australian Foundation Investment Company Ltd (AFIC) has expressed concern over Chinalco's investment in the ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:01PM
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:30AM
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:13PM
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   11:50AM
Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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