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Pension funds reckless on climate risk: Hewson

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
A survey of the world's biggest pension funds and insurance companies has uncovered a reckless mismanagement of climate change risk, said a prominent economist.

Not all ETFs are made equal: Lonsec

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
While the search for yield is making its way into the ETF space, Michael Elsworth, general manager (specialised research) at Lonsec cautions investors to have a strong understanding of what they're really investing in.

FIIG Securities appoints new CEO

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
Fixed income specialist FIIG Securities has appointed Mark Paton as chief executive officer, it was announced today.

SQM upgrades Trilogy income fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
The Trilogy Monthly Income Trust (TMIT) has been upgraded following a review by SQM Research.

Listed fund's shareholders approve merger

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
Listed investment fund WAM Capital (ASX code: WAM) yesterday announced to the market that its shareholders had overwhelmingly approved a proposed merger with rival Premium Investors Limited (ASX code: PRV).

Five Aus equities managers share $1bn in new mandates

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Close to $1 billion dollars worth of new Australian equities mandates have been handed out by industry superannuation fund VicSuper as part of an investment overhaul.

Praemium voted responsible entity for BlackRock SMA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
BlackRock Investment Management has confirmed that Praemium Australia will become the responsible entity for its separately managed accounts (SMA) scheme.

Zenith recommends Challenger Care Annuity

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
The Challenger Care Annuity (CCA), a lifetime annuity designed to provide a long-term regular income stream - guaranteed for life - has been rated 'Recommended' by Zenith Investment partners.

Fidelity ups risk on global recovery hopes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
There are early signs that the next share market rally will be sustained longer than investors have grown accustomed to, according to Fidelity's Trevor Greetham.

Insto property investors forced overseas

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
As account balances grow and compulsory super contributions are increased, Australia's superannuation funds will meet a shortage of viable domestic property assets to invest in, forcing them overseas, according to LaSalle Investment Management's Paul ...