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Coombe calls for better super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
... have to face up to the fact that we have achieved this because of governments mandating super rather than because of anything we have done to deserve this growth. "For all this phenomenal mandated growth, large numbers of members are disengaged. We don't ...

DIY funds get legal warrant access

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2007
... directly gear an asset is huge for the industry in general. "And not being restricted in asset class is another thing. Anything that can normally be bought with cash flow funds, you can now wrap an instalment warrant around." He said the bill's passing ...

Credit crunch shows banks still lead the system

SUZY MAC IS ON LEAVE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
... their own liquidity, banks have been conserving liquidity and have been reluctant to commit to lending to others for anything beyond a very short horizon." But despite the much more powerful role that institutional investors now have in credit markets ...

Sub-prime 20/20 hindsight

... rebound, has given Bernanke's performance through the financial crisis the thumbs up. "I am not certain I would have done anything different," he said. "We were dealing in an environment back there where inflation was easing," he told CBS. "We could ...

Virtual bank collapse a warning to online world

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2007
... announced it would draft a regulatory document, but Connell said even this would be fruitless. "The fact is they can't do anything. All they can do is provide information and educate the public, which is what the World Stock Exchange does already. They ...

Governance key to improving returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
... University of Toronto, he said the figures showed good governance, risk management and alignment of interests could add anything from 60 to 100 basis points to a fund's returns. Comparing not-for-profit and retail funds worldwide, he said Canadian and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
... stemming from the sub-prime loan problem," he said. "It's just a climate of heightened risk aversion. "People are selling anything that moves, basically." Mr Betts ruled out a recovery on the local market later in today's session, and in US markets tonight. ...

Concepts in risk 101

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
... remain positive however, and we expect that events to date represent an appropriate re-evaluation of risk rather than anything more sinister."

PE to re-build South Africa

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
... international investors withdrew funds in protest during the 80s. "They pulled all their money out and they have not really put anything back," he told The Independent. "The possibilities are enormous, but the lack of confidence and the lack of attention ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
... investor sentiment. "When you look at commodity prices over the last few months, copper and nickel haven't been doing anything spectacular. It's only been lead and zinc that have been doing alright," Mr Heffernan said. "Maybe that's having a impact on ...