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Local unis smash US funds returns

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... respondents favoured Aussie shares, for instance - a move that helped buffer the funds from the US markets' plunge during the GFC. Another component to the mix is that local universities, unlike their US counterparts that have been around longer, are ...

Select wins AXA and CFS mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... reputation and compliance risk." Fairweather also said SAP was one of the few alternative investment funds advisers used during the GFC that did not limit or close to redemptions. The Select Alternatives Portfolio is already listed on a number of platforms ...

Qantas Super slows funding plan

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... boost the coffers of its defined benefit divisions over three years, following poor financial market performance due to the GFC. Since then, the actuary of Qantas Super has recommended "the additional funding plan remain in place but with the extra contributions ...

Mercer wins Investec mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... business, said demand for comprehensive global research capabilities is on the rise. "Following the global financial crisis (GFC) we have seen an increasing trend for private banks to seek comprehensive, unbiased and forward-looking manager research ...

Wealth transfer strategies top adviser books

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... just choosing the right product and managing risk alone, is not the full advice equation. "Performance went down during the GFC, but trust, reliability and technical quality seemed to hold up - clients are smart enough to know you're not accountable ...

RIP May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... continuation of this trading pattern in the coming month or until there's a semblance of a resolution in the European crisis. As in GFC I, financial markets appear to be talking economies into a recession -- where bad news are extrapolated into ugly ...

Local jobseekers enjoy strong executive search market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... months and did come from a low base from two years ago when companies cut as much as 30 per cent of their staff due to the GFC. In Australia, he said there's a lot of demand for new staff in corporate finance and investment banking, and comparatively ...

Up, down and round and round

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... impact on the global macro-economy. Can this forecast be trusted? I'm afraid not -- they got it so awfully wrong during the GFC. But at least it provides a carefully thought out baseline model of what we're up against. Better than the bottomless pit ...

J.P. Morgan strengthens local derivatives hub

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... development comes as J.P. Morgan TSS clients are facing more regulation around derivatives, said Braga. "Notwithstanding the GFC and concern about derivative instruments and what role they play in clients portfolios, firms are still using OTCs as an ...

US consumers to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... LIBOR rate remains near their historical lows not to mention just a tenth of the 5 per cent-plus rate hit at the height of the GFC. Good thing the US consumer is not buying any of this. The Conference Board's consumer sentiment index rose to 63.3 in ...