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Now for the denominator

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... March to 55.1 in July (the latest number he saw before the August announcement). This time the index is barely threading water. He must (will?) do something before it sinks - below 50. My previous research shows that US recessions correspond with readings ...

Lonsec casts eye over fund fee structures

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... is supportive of performance fees, as long as they are charged in line with the industry standard and subject to a high water mark, an appropriate hurdle rate of return and a reduction in the base management fee. Management expense ratios varied widely ...

Bigger super funds may not be cheaper for members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
An industry super fund head has said the idea that bigger super funds are cheaper for members is unfounded. John Livanas, chief executive of $1 billion meat industry fund AMIST Super, said smaller can be better and that mergers for the sake of merging ...

Knights in shining armour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... knight fighting the blues away across the Pacific - and his name is yup, it's him - Sir Ben. QE3 could be sailing on the water near us soon. Financial Standard's journalist, Alison Bevege, wrote about this yesterday here: http://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/view/12109694/ ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... 7.7 per cent, to 42 cents, while beef cattle producer AACo rose half a cent, or 0.35 per cent, to $1.435. Mildura-based water investor and agribusiness, Tandou Ltd, lifted 6.4 per cent, by 2.5 cents to 41.5 cents, after releasing a half year profit upgrade ...

Equipsuper clears merger hurdle with Vision

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... and two will be elected. On the employer side, one will be nominated by the Municipal Association of Victoria, one by the water industry and two will be elected. The ninth member will be an independent director, initially Andrew Fairley of Equipsuper. ...

Better second half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... a time like this? Perhaps it's because of valuation. Stock prices have fallen so low that it's making investors' mouths water. Seems like it, the S&P 500 is currently trading at a price-earnings ratio of 12.8 times versus its long-term average of around ...

European authorities will blink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
It's got the euro in its hands. It's got the whole world in its hands. There's some semblance of relative calm on financial markets overnight. Wall Street reversed early losses and closed higher. European stocks still ended in the red but on lower negatives ...

Superpartners adds risk expert to board

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... and Assurance Standards Board, a statutory agency of the Australian Government. She also sits on the boards of Melbourne Water, the Public Transport Ombudsman and the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria.

Fear is in the air

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
"Fear is in the air Everywhere I look around Fear is in the air Every sight and every sound And I don't know if I'm being foolish Don't know if I'm being wise But it's something that I must believe in And it's there when I look in your eyes." (my apologies ...