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Centrepoint appoints new chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
Centrepoint Alliance has appointed John de Zwart as chief executive and managing director, replacing the retiring Tony Robinson. The financial services firm said Robinson was stepping down after four years with the company to focus on personal business ...

Earnings growth key to equity returns

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... hold companies that can predictably grow their earnings over the very long-term. In the context of deleveraging, low interest rates and falls in commodity prices, Samway was a little surprised that many Australian companies had struggled to sustain growth. ...

CFSGAM appoints CIO, infra analyst

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... Asset Management (CFSGAM) has appointed Paul Griffiths to the newly created role of chief investment officer of Fixed Interest and Credit, effective July 1. Griffiths will be based in London and his appointment, as well as the creation of the new role ...

GFC derails wealth fee growth by $30bn

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... alternative solutions to index trackers. Craig Hurt, AXA IM's director of Australia & New Zealand, anticipates increased interest in these solutions as the 1 July MySuper deadline draws closer. For the full version of this article, get the latest Financial ...

Reignited euro crisis prompts gold rush

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... growth increased speculation that inflation will accelerate. Last week the Fed left unchanged plans to hold its target interest rate near zero as long as U.S. unemployment remains above 6.5%. The jobless rate last month was 7.7%. Meanwhile, news outlets ...

First Super names CEO

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
First Super has appointed a new chief executive. Bill Watson has worked in senior roles at a number of specialist consultancy firms during his career and joins First Super from management consultant Evans and Peck where he was a principal. He also worked ...

Treasuries - safe but not so rewarding

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... 0.4261% on 12 June 2003...but this doesn't diminish the argument. And then, there's that other question...what if US interest rates head up?

Flight to SMSFs reshape super mindset

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... collectibles," he said. "We will deal with 60% of investments that SMSFs do today: Australian shares, term deposits, fixed interest and cash." Hostplus sees this as a retention strategy and so does AustralianSuper, which will be launching a similar product ...

Super funds eye World Bank Green Bonds: Nikko AM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... superannuation funds it has met with this week. While the fund manager would not be drawn on which institutions had expressed interest, Nikko AM chief investment officer for Europe Stuart Kinnersley said the response had been 'remarkable'. The strategy ...

EM debt funds burst bond bubble fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... client portfolio manager of global fixed income, currency and commodities Robert Stewart says that whatever your view on interest rates and the impending bond bubble, the vast majority of investors still need fixed income assets in their portfolio. "Technically ...