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Attack of the hedge clones

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
The global hedge fund industry is in for a major makeover as hedge fund replication tools or "clones" permeate through the sector to deliver returns at the fraction of traditional costs. Banking giant Goldman Sachs spearheaded the cloning phenomenon ...

We knew it all along: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... discussed the consequences of the coming to an end of a long global deflationary cycle that had been underpinned by three major trends: first, a much talked about productivity boost from the ICT revolution, especially in the so-called 'new economy' of ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
The Australian stock market at noon had shirked a fall on Wall Street, putting on more than one per cent, with banking stocks leading the charge. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 68.1 points, or 1.3 per cent higher, at 5540.1 points ...

Ascalon treads global commodity path

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... and Robert Bianchi. The fund's objective, according to Ascalon, is to "generate superior risk-adjusted returns relative to major global commodity indices." "Commodities have had a strong track record of outperforming other asset classes, especially in ...

Super gap widens between haves and have-nots

... are saving more but ironically, those who can't are not saving enough. For example, survey respondents who fell under the 'major contributors' - or those with more than four times the account balance of an average member - accounted for more than half ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
... fell, tracking losses in overseas equities on concern over US economic weakness, while investors looked ahead to a spate of major corporate earnings due this week. The benchmark Hang Seng Index ended down 3.07 per cent or 746.7 points at 23,584.97. WELLINGTON ...

Chasing the deposit dollar

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
The increase and availability of wholesale funding dilemma is causing major headaches for banks, but investors long cash are reaping the benefits with some term rates passing eight per cent, more than a full percentage point higher than the official ...

Retail profits, currency price cuts and ag-flation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... should be fighting contradictory policy suggestions and forcing retailers to pass on currency induced price cuts. Australia's major economic debate is how the May Budget can be used to control rising consumer spending and take heat out of the Reserve ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... recession fears and a record loss at insurer AIG underscored worries about more write-downs in the financial sector. The major indices fell more than 2 per cent and ended the month in the red for the fourth month in a row. It marks the longest string ...

Super funds want more

Australia's largest employers and super funds believe increasing the nine per cent Super Guarantee contribution should be a priority for the new Rudd Government, according to a new survey. Eighty-six per cent of the Russell Pulse survey respondents ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
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
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
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Apostle Funds 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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