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AusSuper to double Asian exposure

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... AustralianSuper chief investment officer, said that having a presence in the region would provide a better understanding of macro trends, provide contacts and help with networking. "China is one of the biggest drivers of the Australian equity market ...

Wen's visible hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... through the provision of financial and tax support. Wen added that easing inflation "gives the government more scope for macro-economic controls." Got that? Control. We don't have to go so far back to see how much control Wen's visible hand has. China's ...

Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... http://www.erictyson.com/articles/20081024_1 Remember how you and your neighbours felt back then? Scared weren't you? That's because the macro and economic backdrop provided perfect conditions for "Dr. Doom's" seemingly rational rationales to thrive. ...

Uncertainly good or bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... terms of data, we do not have too many indications except that June is not going to look too great' he has plenty "outside macro data... which suggests slowdown and troubles everywhere". He listed 10 "outside macro data" to support his view. This, to ...

'Brownfield' infra better suited to pension funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... least." Crosbie said there is strong demand for quality European infrastructure projects among pension funds in the current macro-environment. "The Chinese sovereign wealth fund just bought a stake in a French infrastructure company and we're seeing ...

Not ugly enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... disappointing or beating expectations -- especially when it comes to economic data - doesn't really change the underlying macro dynamics that much, does it not? For all we know, it's just all those sophisticated econometric models that got it wrong. ...

Two cuts and a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012

IOOF awards OC $50m mandate

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... had been awarded the mandate because despite the fact that stocks recently have sold at fairly low levels based on poor macro economic outlook and tough domestic conditions, stocks have been doing well, and that OC have done a good job in indentifying ...

Clime added to Macquarie Wrap platform

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... index unaware. "More advisers are seeking out managers who value the market based on a transparent approach and who have a macro overlay to justify an allocation of capital to the market," he added.

Coalition releases super manifesto

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
Shadow spokesperson for superannuation, Senator Mathias Cormann, has released a wishlist for what he believes is needed to fix falling confidence in superannuation and the list looks very much like a superannuation policy manifesto for the 2013 federal ...