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Rise of Asia bonds: Temasek

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010

... institutional investors as Asian countries boast healthier balance sheets compared with their Western counterparts. Despite the GFC, outstanding Asia bond market issuances (excluding Japan) totaled around US$5 trillion at the end of last year. The figure ...

A brighter future for hedge funds in 2011

JOHN MCDULING | TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010

... tough few years for the hedgies, with many funds claims of non-existent correlation to other asset classes blown apart by the GFC. Many institutions were scarred by the experience of being stuck in underperforming strategies after many funds were forced ...

Me too

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010

... coming their way. But not only that, their economy has come back to life after the mid-year pause and especially after the GFC-induced contraction that sent the country into a recession from December 2007 to June 2009. Certainly some things still have ...

FPA launches new strategy, brand

JOHN MCDULING | THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010

... brand at the FPA National Conference on the Gold Coast this morning as part of a broader effort to restore consumer trust post-GFC. As part of the strategy, the FPA has proposed a number of educational and membership changes that to be adopted will require ...

VIP hedge funds open doors

JOHN MCDULING | THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010

... the most secretive and exclusive hedge funds in the US, funds that were in many cases closed to all investors prior to the GFC, or required an investment into the tens of millions of dollars for access. The line-up includes global macro fund Moore Capital ...

Property recovery reignites super fund war

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010

... sweeping impacts on super funds relative returns through 2011 and challenge the strategic asset allocation of super funds post-GFC.

Insurance drives new client wins: study

ELISE BURGESS | TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010

... $100,000. The research, conducted between September 6 and October 1, 2010, concluded that client mindsets have shifted post-GFC towards insurance protection with 48.8 per cent of advisers expecting the amount of insurance written with their main risk ...

AIA signs record number of corporate funds

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010

... replacing the 'AIG' brand which made global headlines after it signed a bail-out program with the US government during the GFC.

Chireland hurdled

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010

... 25-month highs but it had been higher before. It reached 8.7 per cent in February 2008. Yes, that was in the midst of the GFC. But do you know how many times it lifted the reserve ratio back then? 19 times! You read right 19 times from 7.5 per cent in ...

Shareholders vent fury over exec pay

JOHN MCDULING | FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010

The deep wounds caused by the GFC to investors are a long way from healing, with shareholder resentment over executive pay packets still at an all-time high. Despite a surging share price and strong business performance in the last financial year, shareholders ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA

Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA

ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI

KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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