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SWFs back alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
The $3.8 trillion sovereign wealth funds sector is expected to pour more money into alternatives to diversify their portfolios, new research shows. "We can expect that sovereign wealth funds [will] progressively diversify into a broader range of investment ...

Super funds are not 'blameless'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... mutuals and the insurance sector combined is six times larger than the so-called "powerbrokers", which includes sovereign wealth funds and petrol-rich companies, representing more than $73 trillion. "The concentration of wealth is probably held by PRI ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... Association of Australia releases its new home sales data for August, while the Merrill Lynch and Capgemini Asia Pacific Wealth Report will be released. ANZ chief executive Mike Smith will speak at an Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) lunch ...

ESG buck stops with super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... there's not enough out there in the market place because there's not enough interest in it," said Coombe. Coombe said the wealth management industry needed a "champion" to push the cause for greater ESG coverage. "You need a champion for anything. If ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... (ASX) hold annual general meetings. Empire Oil & Gas NL holds a general meeting. Mercer will host a briefing on sovereign wealth funds by Future Fund chairman David Murray. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations releases its ...

Financial Wisdom recognises its best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
West Australian financial planning practice, Wealth Wise and financial adviser, Cameron O'Sullivan won Financial Wisdom's practice and rising star awards respectively. Financial Wisdom Practice of the Year, Wealth Wise, employs six advisers and 11 support ...

FTSE 'watches' Greece and South Korea

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... emerging, secondary emerging and frontier. The firm assesses all countries using a methodology that includes economic size, wealth, quality of markets and depth and breadth of markets. The firm's 'watch list' comprises of countries where classifications ...

Mercer appoints consulting director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... team that offer a depth of research in specialist markets such as dynamic asset allocation, alternatives and sovereign wealth funds and responsible investment," said Simon Eagleton, head of Mercer investment consulting. "Nick will work closely with our ...

Super cushions local asset managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... suspect loans," said Simon Bonouvrie, portfolio manager at boutique firm Platypus Asset Management. "The growth of these wealth management arms are underpinned..or basically guaranteed by the 9 per cent of compulsory super that goes in each month," he ...

FPA members demand stronger voice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... people that are really directing the money, which is the big groups, and the government," said Bennetts. Greg Kirk, Genesys Wealth Advisers chief executive, said he is 90 per cent happy with how the FPA operated, however, he said the association needed ...