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Abbott eyes Canadian pension money

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... assets, $11.7 billion of which is in infrastructure. This is a similar allocation to that of AustralianSuper. More global interest in Australian infrastructure is likely to lead to increased prices, which will be good news for state governments but potentially ...

FSC and ISA both claim Federal Court victory

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
Both the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) have claimed a victory in the Federal Court, even though the court's orders essentially uphold the FSC's objections. At the end of Friday's hearing over the composition of ...

Russell reshuffles implementation business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... It follows years of more and more cases being made public, highlighting issues of revenue transparency, conflicts of interest and questions around best execution practices during transitions, he added. "While we are expanding across all regions, it is ...

The kindness of central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... I and Irene know how we got here. We got here through the kindness of the world's biggest central banks - ZIRP (zero interest rate policy), QE (quantitative easing) and now... NIRP (negative interest rate policy).... and this kindness looks set to go ...

Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... Service Award '. As the panel noted: "Citi's ESG offering is prolific with Elaine Prior tirelessly researching topics of interest and turning them into useful, balanced research pieces that provide the reader with a greater understanding of the issues ...

FEATURE: Bulldozing the infrastructure roadblocks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... emphasis was on more road construction - something which, given the risky early stages, is not generally of immediate interest to superannuation funds and insto managers - there is one measure that could have a very significant impact on super funds ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... after the European Central Bank announced measures to bolster eurozone growth. The ECB has rolled out key changes to interest rates and other anti-deflation measures which lifted the euro, US Treasuries, and equities. This has helped give Australian ...

Everything but the kitchen sink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... policy rate and a 35 basis point cut in the marginal lending facility to 0.40% -- both effective 11 June 2014. Negative interest rate on deposits - a 10 bps cut on the deposit facility takes the deposit rate to minus 0.10% effective 11 June 2014. The ...

Super sector eyes Qld ports and generators

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... after the Newman government's announcement, reflecting the superannuation and institutional investment sector's growing interest in infrastructure. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos welcomed the news, saying: "There is an alignment between the interests ...

150,000 candidates cramming for CFA exams

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
Almost 150,000 candidates from 179 countries are gearing up to sit six hours of examinations for their Level I, II and III CFA qualifications on Saturday. The number of exam registrations for this year's December 2013 to June 2014 exam cycle exceeds ...