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Financial markets give the budget a big yawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
"Dizzy, I'm so dizzy my head is spinning Like a whirlpool it never ends..." -Tommy Roe Done listening, watching and reading all about whys, hows, whens and wherefores of budget 2013-14? I know I am, I'm so, like, over it. It's good. No, it's bad. Nah ...

Infrastructure offers income low correlation to other assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
Investments in infrastructure assets give diversification benefits to income portfolios with less volatility and lower correlation to the equity market, according to Omega Global Investors managing director George Vassos. Vassos explained that a institutional ...

Morningstar hands Needham global CIO role

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Morningstar Investment Management has promoted Ibbotson Associates Australia chief investment officer and managing director Daniel Needham to global chief investment officer of the group. Chris Galloway will take over as managing director of Ibbotson ...

Neuberger Berman adds EM debt capability

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
Neuberger Berman has added emerging market debt to its suite of investment capabilities, with the appointment of 22 investment professionals, including 19 from ING Investment Management. Rob Drijkoningen and Gorky Urquieta, who were instrumental in ...

Value in EM debt and bank loans for bond investors

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
Fixed income investors can still find pockets of value in the bank loan and emerging market debt markets, according to Invesco's head of fixed income in London, Greg Freer. The compression of global yields in the wake of the global financial crisis ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on Wall Street following weak employment and manufacturing data, and as the Federal Reserve stuck to its aggressive economic stimulus program. At 0751 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index ...

Future Fund appoints head of debt and alternatives

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
The Future Fund has promoted David George to the role of head of debt and alternatives following the resignation of Mitchell Stack in November 2012. George was previously a director in the Future Fund debt and alternatives team and has been with the ...

REI and Club Plus get MySuper green light

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
REI Super and Club Plus Super have become the latest funds to get approval from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) for their MySuper offerings. Property industry fund REI said its existing default choice, the Trustee Super Balanced ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
The Australian stock market looks set to open lower after a negative finish on Wall Street and slumping commodities prices. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was 33 points lower at 4,969 points, with 4,430 contracts ...

Bissaker sets sights on Big Four market share

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
New head of Virgin Money Australia (VMA) Brian Bissaker said the tie-up with Bank of Queensland (BOQ) would lay the ground for an assault on the Big Four bank's market share. Bissaker told Financial Standard there would be significant additional investment ...