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Infrastructure wins pension funds votes

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
Australian industry superannuation funds might be at the vanguard of unlisted infrastructure investing - but they could soon face stiff competition from their international rivals. According to an OECD report on pension fund investment in infrastructure ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... Ordinaries index fell 48.9 points, or 1.46 per cent, to 3,304.1. NEW YORK - Investors' sagging confidence has pulled the major stock market indices to their lowest levels in nearly 12 years. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell to April 1997 levels on ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... markets over there are very, very shaky, European and US banks are shaky, and we're shaky, as well," he said. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank sagged 52 cents to $17.88 as it said its former head of Australian operations, Ahmed Fahour ...

Sovereign wealth funds to buy more equities

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... to re-enter the equities market later this year. One of the respondents said: "We are ready to re-enter the market in a major way - but not for several months given that we are sure prices are only heading down." "Valuations of the assets we are targeting ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was three points LOWER at 3,397. In economic news today, while there are no major data due, the Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens appears before House of Representatives Standing Committee ...

Residential property wins

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
Residential property investment is the highest performing asset class over the last 20 years according to latest research, and one way to access it is to buy into pooled residential property funds. Lee Hughes, analyst at property research specialist ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... Tuesday as investors grew more doubtful that the government can quickly turn around the still-weakening US economy. The major indices dropped by more than three per cent, and the Dow Jones industrial average sank near the multi-year lows it reached last ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... market was reacting to mixed company reports on Tuesday. "It's flat, and it has more to do with individual stocks than any major issues at the moment," Mr Vaughan said. "At this stage, there's not much you can say about it, but the financial sector is ...

Fin services escapes consumer law reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
While the government is expected to today announce major reforms to national consumer laws, the financial services sector will continue to be exempt from progressive consumer protections. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer ...

DC plans to axe managers

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
Two in five defined contribution plan sponsors in the US are expected to replace their underperforming fund managers in 2009, new research shows. According to Lori Lucas, defined contribution leader at US-based Callan Associates, the credit crisis has ...

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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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