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Global govt bonds downgrade: Towers Watson

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
Towers Watson has downgraded intermediate global developed market government and inflation-linked bonds to 'highly unattractive,' saying risk premiums no longer compensate long-term investors for duration risk. On-going money printing by central banks ...

AustralianSuper creates Asian footprint

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
In a bid to increase its Asian asset allocation and on-the-ground expertise, AustralianSuper has appointed Stephen Joske to the newly-created role of senior manager, Asia, where he will oversee investment strategy. In this Beijing-based role, Joske ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
Australian stocks opened lower on Tuesday, with market players using the downgrade of three European countries as a catalyst to sell out of equities. At 1025 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 15.9 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 4,269.2 points ...

Instos face debate on EM strategy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... debt and equity of a particular company as well as a cross-border, cross-asset class response options to changes in the macro-environment, according to Morgan Harting, senior portfolio manager. For Peter Marber, HSBC head of emerging markets debt business ...

Macquarie outlook mixed, annuities solid

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
Macquarie Group's annuity-style businesses are expected to return 20% higher net profit contribution for FY12 on last year's results, yet not all results were positive as the firm released its moderate outlook and plans for a share buyback. In an update ...

German FM defends Euro

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
The Euro isn't the cause of Europe's economic woes and referring to it as a currency crisis misses the point, said the German foreign minister, Dr Guido Westerwelle, in a strongly worded speech to the Brookings Institution in the US last month. "The ...

Agile, flexible portfolios big winners for instos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Investors will need to move quickly in 2012 as macroeconomic factors significantly impact investment outcomes, according to Mercer's outlook on the coming year. Portfolio flexibility and real-time governance models will be key to better results for ...

Pengana fund manager departs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... the fund operates a Long/Short equities strategy, "combining a bottom-up fundamental approach for stock selection with a macro and technical overlay". Pengana Capital Limited is a global diversified fund manager with operations in Australia, Asia and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
Australian stocks gained about half a per cent, breaking a three-day losing streak, as positive data from the US spurred hopes that the world economy may have some life yet. The number of US jobless claims fell to the lowest level in three years, data ...

UBS: Diversify to prevent fatigue

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... towards fiscal union between March and June 2012, although the region is already in recession. "2011 has seen many global macro challenges, with uncertainty around Europe causing elevated market volatility," said Boubouras. "The official UBS view is ...