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Cranky customers over choked supply chain

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
State governments may have to hit the fast forward button in sorting out infrastructure bottlenecks, as some of our biggest customers are getting very grumpy indeed. Some of Australian's largest resources buyers are in Australia increasing pressure ...

More money on money

The continuing globalisation of investments is driving more pension funds to adopt savvier currency strategies, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). SSgA has enjoyed a more than doubling of its currency assets globally to $115 billion (US$100 ...

Alpha-beta separation boosts indexing

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
The rise of alpha-beta separation and fee-for-service advice is driving new inflows into index funds, according to Susan Darroch, head of structured products at State Street Global Advisors. While recent market returns have done little to harm index ...

Macq steaks $700m fund

Macquarie predicts Australia's livestock businesses will benefit from the growing world consumption of red meat and has set up a fund that will target $700 million of acquisition opportunities in the sector. Macquarie Pastoral Fund was launched in January ...

Economic round-up: Rescheduling retirement

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
While jobless figures are expected to fall to another record low, there are interesting anomalies in the job market with full-time positions and participation of older workers both increasing. Bets are on that our jobless figures will have a three in ...

SELECT absolute return fund gets rating tick from Zenith

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2007
Select Asset Management's (SELECT) absolute return focused Select Private Equity Portfolio (SPEP) fund has been rated recommended by Zenith Investment Partners. SELECT has partnered with private equity specialist Barwon Investment Partners to help manage ...

AXA sidesteps ETP tax

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
AXA has seized on a loophole in the new tax legislation introduced 1 July to offer employers a potential avenue for reducing tax on eligible termination payments (ETPs). Under the new ETP rules, most payments made under an employer-owned non-super group ...

Economic round-up: Infrastructure's renovation rescue

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2007
The States have launched into a long overdue renovation rescue of infrastructure, but skills shortages could put a dampener on the progress of new projects. The FY08 State budget rounds have been completed and reveal that the Australian States remain ...

Bank on high quality: ipac

Implemented consultant ipac Securities predicts the 'next big thing' in global shares will be the 'old big thing' after it found that the relative valuations of high quality stocks are now trading at 40 year lows. High quality companies, or those that ...

More alpha through lower trading costs: BGI

Fund managers can increase their 'alpha' returns not just through their stock picking skills but also through their ability to forecast trading costs, according to a new study. Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has released a report that shows reduced ...