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African dev't needs private equity: Mobius

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... and who will move to encourage a market orientated economy where the larger part of the economy is determined by market forces, are required."

Fund fees not coming down: Cooper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
Super System Review chair Jeremy Cooper said market forces in super aren't enough to drive the best outcome for members, arguing that contrary to industry claims, fund fees have gone up, not down, in the past decade. In his speech at the Committee for ...

Planners miss sustainable mark: Fahy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... Trading Scheme (ETS) and a general push by financial institutions to 'go green'. "It will come to a stage where market forces are going to be so great that young couples looking at investment issues on super or equities will be looking to their planners ...

RSL snubs proposed super changes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... the reversionary benefit for surviving spouses from high 60's to 62 per cent. "When peoples savings are taking on market forces, they're at the whim of the market, that throws the risk of the government onto the superannuant and there is no premium paid ...

Time to get radical: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... much of a slowdown. While this strategy may seem an overreach from how central banks normally leave solutions to market forces, the IMF said this problem is not that simple because low risk events could have but impacts if they went unchecked and this ...

New take on old fee debate

MICHAEL HOBBS, MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... in the wheel. If performance is the key thing, I think it could be detrimental to the industry. There's too many market forces that take it out of our control."

Rocketing small caps slow big cap funds

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
... seemed to be little the manager could do to counter it. "There was really nothing they could do. It was really just market forces that was causing the drag on the portfolio," she said. Di Mascio said the analysis, performed using their quantitative analysis ...

Water's potential to float

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
... Governments drowning in debate over how best to manage water, Citi has published economic research on the use of market forces and price to allocate this scarce resource. Shane Lee, Citi economist, believes opportunities are being opened up for infrastructure ...

World first index monetises climate change risk

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
... which identifies the leading creators and manufacturers of clean technology equipment, products and services. "New market forces will drive innovation and growth in the development of clean technologies," Mr Grossman said. "The RepuTex Clean Tech Index ...

FPA stops short of backing member calls

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
... structures, the FPA continues to support commission based products, providing full disclosure is given to clients. "Market forces are already shaping a new generation of financial products that offer a flexible fee structure. In some cases that choice ...