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MTAA Super strikes back against claims of unhedging

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... claims it lost $500 million in currency transactions in 2009 and dismissed claims it was unhedged during the depths of the GFC. "The Fund did not have $500 million of losses because of the removal of currency hedges during the financial crisis," said ...

APRA super fund grillings set new precedent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... currency hedging and to absorb significant valuation write-downs on it's direct property and infrastructure holdings due the GFC. In a statement issued by the fund, they said, "During the GFC MTAA Super, like many superannuation funds, was affected by ...

China not exporting inflation: AMP/AXA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
The investment world has its eyes firmly fixed on China and rising inflation. The ease with which it side-stepped the GFC has investors worried that growing inflation will necessitate strong policy intervention which will inhibit continued growth. "The ...

Dissident investors could prompt REIT revival

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... assets (NTA). A-REITs continue to trade at an NTA discount with the sector still recovering from the mauling it took during the GFC. A trio of hedge funds is now battling to liquidate the Charter Hall Office REIT Trust and other similar scenarios are ...

Shorten phases out drawdown relief for account-based pensions

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... said Shorten. "The more limited drawdown relief for 2011-12 recognises the rise in equity markets that has occurred since the GFC. The minimum payment amounts will revert to their normal levels from 2012-13," said Shorten. The reduction in the minimum ...

Era of uncertainty plagues global markets

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... AllianceBernstein fixed income director. Investors have been warned that as they transition from one period of macro-economic history, the GFC, into another - the risks of not fully understanding the new economic reality could affect their portfolio ...

Rejoice for May has gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... April, the ISM manufacturing index remained above 60 - much more than the level seen in the boom years (2006-2007) before the GFC. This is in stark contrast with last night's activity on The Street where US equities jumped - big time - despite disappointing ...

Judgment Day bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... and simple to extrapolate these into a crash scenario - which then becomes self-fulfilling -- just as most did during the GFC. But time and time again, we learn that it's when fear is at its greatest that it's the time to go shopping for bargains.

Don't blame China for inflation: AllianceBernstein

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... that it was too early to say that markets such as China were exporting inflation into the global economy. Chan said that pre-GFC China was blamed for price deflation when exporting cheap manufactured goods, resulting in job losses in developed markets. ...

US to avoid default, EM stocks to rise: Janus

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... interest rates would rise dramatically unravelling the financial system and pushing the US into a worse recession than the GFC. But John Eisinger, portfolio manager of the Janus Global Unconstrained Equity and Janus Opportunistic All Cap growth Fund ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:33PM
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:56AM
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:09AM
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:20PM
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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