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Australia secures 30 TIEA partners

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
Australia has formed tax information exchange agreements with 30 jurisdictions after securing partnerships with Costa Rica and the Special Administrative region of Macao, People's Republic of China.

ASIC warns it will act on rogue ETF pricing

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission today warned that it would take action if exchange-traded fund prices interfere with market integrity by being too removed from the underlying index.

US Fed hints at QE3

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
Hints of a third round of quantitative easing from the US Federal Reserve emerged from the minutes of a Federal Open Market Committee meeting released overnight.

Cautious bulls predict solid earnings season

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
Fund managers from Treasury Group's boutique portfolio have forecast a cautiously positive outlook for the upcoming earnings season.

Aberdeen eyes insto cash for new Asian property fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
Aberdeen Asset Management is looking to raise US$300-US$400 million from institutional investors with the launch of a new Asian property fund of funds.

Qantas signs up Russell for FX trades

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Qantas Superannuation has outsourced its foreign exchange trades for active global equities and alternatives to Russell Implementation Services (RIS).

Super funds chase CPI linked assets

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Australian super funds are looking for assets with strong links to CPI inflation as they continue to ramp up their allocation to alternatives, a class that has swelled to US$952 billion among global pension funds.

Four Australians in running for UN PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Catholic Super, Solaris Investment Management, Hyperion Asset Management and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors will be represented in the election for the UN principles for responsible investment (PRI) advisory council late this month.

Yale returns tough to replicate: academic

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Super funds modeling their investment strategies on the highly successful Yale Endowment Fund should be careful, warns an academic.

Govt responds to self-funded retirees

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Self-funded retirees may not be left out in the cold in the new carbon tax scheme after all, with Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten announcing more package highlights to Tasmanian retirees.