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NZ Super ends Fisher Funds ties

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation has officially ended their investment relationship with Fisher Funds Management Limited opting to take this aspect of the portfolio direct. NZ Super appointed Fisher Funds back in December 2003 to manage an ...

That's life, four pillars to stay forever

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
April 1st came early this year with the Reserve Bank, the Productivity Commission and the National Trust of NSW making some of their most incredible public statements ever. High interest rates and bank rates jumping above the Reserve's official benchmark ...

S&P hits back on CalPERS' claims

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
Standard & Poor's has returned fire at claims by CalPERS that the global rating house practiced a "dual rating system" which placed municipalities to a higher standard than corporate issuers. US pension fund giant CalPERS recently flagged the current ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
The Australian sharemarket was weaker at noon after US stocks fell overnight after a double dose of lacklustre economic news on the housing market and the factory sector dampened investor optimism. At 1207 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down ...

CARE joins Carbon Disclosure Project

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
CARE Super lobbies for better climate change policies after being the latest signatory to the Carbon Disclosure Project. Carbon Disclosure Project is a global not-for-profit group of 385 institutional investors that actively obtain information on company's ...

FTSE war on terror

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
Global index firm FTSE Group has chosen to wage its own battle against terrorism by launching a new terror-free index. FTSE has teamed up with terror-free investment screening house Conflict Securities Advisory Group to launch the FTSE CSAG Terror-Free ...

Let the sub-prime post-mortem begin

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
Postmortem into what caused the sub-prime fiasco is pointing the finger at the investment banks, hedge funds and even the apparent hero Dr Greenspan. The main problem, according to a just-released book titled The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money ...

Have DNA, will buy insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
Advanced science and technology has enabled DNA testing to be accessible to the American public. But the availability of genetic information has caused a growing number of residents to fear discrimination from insurance providers should the tests reveal ...

BGI rated five-star: S&P

BGI has retained its five-star rating and remains the top manager according to Standard & Poor's rating of International Equity - Quant peer-group managers. "Our five-star rating on BGI reflects the manager's ability to consistently outperform, and ...

Schroders buys Swiss Re

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
Global asset management firm Schroders has confirmed it is acquiring Swiss third party fund manager Swiss Re Asset Management Funds (Switzerland) AG. The sale will see Schroders scoop up Swiss Re's nearly $1.97 billion of asset under management as at ...