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GESB appoints chair

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... of Western Australia. His current board positions include that of chairman at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, member of the council of Australian Governments' Reform Council and a seat on the board of the West Australian Ballet. Last ...

Good jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... back to the US recessions of 1990/91 and 2001. Counted 18 months (1.5 year) from when the US National Bureau of Economic Research declared the recession kaput. And guess what? After 18 months, US employment grew by only 0.56 per cent (year-on-year) in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... and reversed the potential pro risk appetite environment that was started by the NFP numbers," BNP Paribas said in a research note. GFT Forex director of currency research Kathy Lien said the non-farm payrolls figures were positive, but not unambiguously ...

Developed markets enjoy strong inflows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... the largest single monthly capital outflow from emerging markets since 2008," said Felix Stephen, manager strategy & research for advance investment solutions, BT Financial "Not because assets are expensive but on a relative value basis, transparency ...

No risk of a double-dip recession: survey

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
Fund managers are bullish on global equities for the rest of the year, according to research firm Towers Watson. The firm surveyed 141 investment managers around the world who make decisions on more than $16 trillion worth of assets under management. ...

ACFS awards innovation and investment stewardship

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... Managers is Goldman Sachs Asset Management & Partners Australia. Professor Ralston highlighted how the firm does much of its research across all aspects of risk, including ESG. "This firm has demonstrated a high degree of engagement with both investors ...

Gap widens for women's super

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... women have only $49,596. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, said research by her organisation had found contribution caps were harming women's super balances, particularly for those aged over 45. "Women ...

Macquarie Funds remove performance fee

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... FTSE / Macquarie Global Infrastructure Index (MGII) to the S&P Global Infrastructure Index ($A hedged). "Our detailed research showed the S&P Global Infrastructure Index to be the most suitable for the infrastructure sector as it has a higher exposure ...

Zurich taps small business owners insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... policy. Morgan said Zurich's this will allow advisers to tap into the SBO market. According to a 2010 survey by Cameron Research Group, only 65 per cent of SBOs have life insurance, three in four have no trauma cover while half don't have total permanent ...

Alphinity grows new business

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... into a cycle of earnings upgrades, surpassing what the market was expecting," Carlberg said. "We use a fundamentalist research process to identify those companies." Alphinity Concentrated's solid returns come as a relief for unit holders who suffered ...