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GESB outsources admin to Link Group

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... to be administered in a cost effective and sustainable way in a changing superannuation environment. "With access to economies of scale, GESB will continue to offer value for money to members," he Nahan said. "The new arrangement will be delivered locally ...

New compass needed for global economy: BIS

NATHALIE OLOF-ORS, AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... investments on stock markets, and froth in property and corporate bond markets, the report found. But at the same time, economies that had been hard-hit by the crisis had not done enough to sanitise balance sheets and root out the debt-dependency that ...

Days of outstanding emerging markets returns numbered

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
The opportunity for outstanding returns from the world's developing economies may have shifted to frontier markets, according to the latest annual CREATE-Research report. Commissioned by Principal Global Investors, the report is produced from the results ...

Crime pays: Why new European GDP rules are causing a stir

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... output. According to Eurostat, the inclusion of all illegal activities would yield a growth rate of 2.4% for the European economies. Adding illegal activity would boost Italy's GDP by 1.3% in the first year. This would allow Italy to comply with EU's ...

Australia among the big guns in millionaire stakes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... Leading the charge in the millionaire stakes were the economic powerhouses of the US, China and Japan (the three largest economies by gross GDP respectively). Rounding out the top five were the UK and Switzerland. The other countries ahead of Australia ...

Zurich global growth fund added to Securitor APL

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... to blend portfolios to include a global growth manager investing in potentially fast growing companies in recovering economies with a proven underlying focus on earnings," he said. He added that there were a large number of long-only global equity managers ...

UBS launches farmland investment service

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... rural and regional Australia. This includes enabling farmers to achieve further farmland productivity growth and greater economies of scale," Cooke said. The UBS farmland investment advisory capability will be managed from Sydney and Hong Kong by a dedicated ...

Super sector eyes Qld ports and generators

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... existing ports and their supply chains will promote significant economic growth for the benefit of the local and regional economies and the communities they serve." The Queensland government's announcement comes after the recent 98-year lease of Port ...

Nothing's good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... on the slide - is a feat in itself). Just imagine how much more 'Made in Australia' there will be to ship when these economies' growth picks up? But nah! Don't rejoice ye Australians all. It's just five minutes of economic sunshine says one 'expert'... ...

Australian investors prepare for market sell-off

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... and its impact on consumer confidence," he said. "In addition, we have had a continual stream of mixed data from key economies such as the United States, Europe and China which is causing investors to consider protecting their portfolios from downside ...