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Australian super funds, world's third best

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
Australia's super funds recorded the third best returns net of inflation in the OECD despite having the highest weighting to equities, reveals new research from the OECD. Denmark was the top performing pension fund nation during calendar year 2011 earning ...

No BO news till elections please?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
You just gotta love the financial markets -- they don't run out of things to speculate about. With QE speculation over, the guessing game has shifted to whether or not QEs will work to bring back animal spirits and lead to a longer lasting and durable ...

BlackRock earns double honours at hedge fund awards

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... delivered 22.49% p.a. annualised gross of fees over two years to 30 June 2012. Judges said that market neutral and global macro strategies dominated performance in a year that has been unforgiving to stock pickers. Simon Ibbetson, 358 Pty Ltd, and Zenith's ...

Super Mario to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
"We have just taken a very important decision, it is a fully effective backstop for removing the tail risk of Europe." With these words, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi put a stop to months of speculation, hearsays and guesswork. Mario ...

Buying volatility a viable alternative

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... in on an equities drop - suitably diversifying the portfolio. Used in concert with other alternative strategies - such as macro managers - VIX futures can diversify portfolios and help ensure that alternative portfolios are not overly correlated to equities ...

AustralianSuper hires veteran economist Tierney

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
AustralianSuper has appointed Mark Tierney as an investment manager within its Macro and Portfolio Construction Team. Tierney's responsibilities include translating macro views into impacts on all assets classes to inform decisions relating to allocation ...

Nomura hires ex-RBS fixed income head

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
Japanese investment bank, Nomura has hired RBS' former head of fixed income trading Jon Linton to head up Australian macro-products. Based in Sydney, Linton will report to Yutaka Nakajima, senior managing director and head of fixed income trading for ...

Embedding risk appetite remains tricky

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... "As a case in point, on a day to day basis this means writing business that's consistent with portfolio structure at the macro level." Harmer says that while Australian financial institutions were generally in a solid position, they are by no means immune ...

Politicking befogs equities: AMP Capital

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... Investing is undoubtedly riskier when made on the presumption that risk is very low. Naeimi says that taking into account the macro risk but using strategies to capture profit opportunities from volatility is possible for investors looking longer term. ...

netwealth cost focus pays off

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... This represented a sharp rise in relative importance assigned, showing a jump from 27.8% in 2011 to 47.2% in 2012 as the macro backdrop and cost pressures forced a fundamental rethink of what clients need. "The number one thing advisers would like their ...