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Super funds eye cash

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
While fund managers are now slowly testing the waters of the equity markets, leading super funds are still putting their money in cash on the back of investor demand. The $4.2 billion Equipsuper invests cash in a variety of assets including bank deposits. ...

Four Bad 'Bers'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
Today we welcome the last of the 'ber' months - December. Chances are this month will go the way of the other three 'bers' that preceded it as fresh data proceeds to tell the story of global economic weakness and financial market uncertainty. While ...

In defense of Citi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
The US government's bail-out of Citigroup shows that policymakers have learnt the lessons of September when the collapse of Lehman Brothers launched financial market panic of seismic proportions. The 158-year old Lehman Brothers - may it rest in peace ...

Clients come first: FPA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has unveiled a new code of ethics that endeavours to place clients first in every aspect of a financial planning business. Jo-Anne Bloch, chief executive of the FPA, launched the new code at this morning's ...

Vision Super eyes banking within super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
Vision Super makes history in the industry fund sector when it paired up with transactional banking provider Cuscal to offer fund members a banking service to access their super savings. Vision Super's fund development manager David Moxon said members ...

Humpty Dumpty Syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
And so it came to pass. The election of Barack Obama to the highest post in the biggest and most powerful economy of the world would forever be etched into the annals of history - not only in America, but also throughout the entire planet. It is just ...

GMO eyes US and global equities

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
GMO's investment sage Jeremy Grantham, one of the few who predicted the sub-prime bust, now says the the equities markets is throwing up valuations not seen in 20 years. Grantham believes that a very weak global economy is not without partially offsetting ...

Schroders eyes credit markets

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
Schroders is building up its position in high yielding credit - a sharp contrast from the group's underweight allocation to the sector 18 months ago. "Go back 18 months, we didn't want anything to do with credit. The risk premium of high yielding credit ...

Seesaw Margery Daw

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... remains. For those still not convinced that the US is already in recession, tonight's advance estimate of US real GDP could be an eye opener. The US economy is expected to have contracted by 0.5 per cent in the third quarter. Partial US indicators during ...

Sunsuper eyes CitiStreet Australia

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
The $13 billion industry fund Sunsuper has unveilled plans to buy superannuation fund administration business CSA Retirement Services, formerly known as CitiStreet Australia. Sunsuper said the fund was in talks with the administrator yesterday and confirmed ...