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Infrastructure trumps other assets over time: ISN

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... Government's plan to privatise the Port of Newcastle, the nation's biggest coal port, on a 99-year lease is likely to interest industry funds. NSW Treasurer Mike Baird said there was "unprecedented interest from superannuation funds for exactly these ...

State Street appoints head of active investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... SSgA is expanding its fixed income investments in areas such as structured credit, high yield and emerging market debt. Interest in these alternative asset areas has grown since the global financial crisis, with asset owners dissatisfied with the low ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... falls as violent, but maintains Dr Bernanke's comments should support the markets. "Growth forecasts were upgraded... (interest) rates look like holding at near zero till at least 2015... and it is going to retain the mortgage-backed securities purchased ...

End of QE sounds death knell for 'zombie' stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... result of extra liquidity in the system. Corporations in this sector have been able to issue bonds at historically low interest rates and refinance themselves on very attractive terms. Meanwhile, more troubled companies with maturing loans have been ...

Company director charged with QLD property fraud

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
Company director Steven William Hill has appeared in the Bathurst Magistrates Court facing eight counts of fraudulent misappropriation, following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Hill, of Hill Stephens ...

Aust(Q) merger with AustralianSuper 'in members' interest'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... later this year following due diligence processes. AUST(Q) Super chair Bob Henricks said the merger will be in the best interest of the fund's members. The merger will be a drop in the ocean for AustralianSuper, whose funds under management (FUM) are ...

Customised portfolios ease FoFA burden

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... he said. "Additionally, structuring customised portfolios in this manner has increasing relevance in meeting the best interest test and avoiding the conflicted remuneration obligations under FoFA." Select said funds with functions such as tail-risk hedging ...

AustralianSuper to merge with AUST (Q) Super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Industry giant AustralianSuper and Queensland-based AUST(Q) Super have announced an 'in principle' merger, set to take place later this year following due diligence processes. The merger will give AUST(Q) Super access to AustralianSuper's lower costs ...

Zurich awards Presima global REIT mandate

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... opportunities recently as the business continues to grow. This mandate, along with our MLC win last month, reflects the growing interest and support for the Presima business," he said. MLC awarded Presima a $360 million real estate mandate in April. ...

No need to fear 1994-style crash

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... of the importance of its policy decision and has every confidence that Bernanke and his monetary committee will manage interest rate rises sensibly. "We know that Bernanke is fully cognisant of the risks associated with any sudden pick-up in yields from ...