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Move over BRICs, Middle East is coming

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
The long-term growth potential in BRIC economies remains high yet will stabilise as China exhibits 'bubble' characteristics, but if the Middle East continues to liberalise it will offers even bigger potential.

Investors want to unpack asset-backed transactions

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
The securitisation industry needs to increase the level of transparency in its investor reporting to overcome scepticism about securitised products, the Reserve Bank has warned.

VicSuper wins Sustainability Super Fund award

VicSuper has received the inaugural Sustainable Super Fund of the Year award at the Australian Sustainability Awards held last week.

The $200 super gift

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
Australians can bump up their Christmas budget by cashing in their unclaimed super account balances, as long as the total amount is less than $200.

Singapore mega-fund IC tender due

The Singapore Central Provident fund's board is calling for investment consultancy firms to tender for the service of providing consultancy under the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS).

Meet the mini-institutions

For all the talk about the investment industry ignoring Gen Xers and Gen Yers in favour of baby boomers, one industry expert has said the segment, which he refers to as "the mini-institutional investors", are not well served.

HSBC brings alts business Down Under

HSBC joins the growing list of alternatives specialists in Australia with its newly established business, HSBC Alternative Investments Limited (HAIL).

China's pension to dwarf Australia

MICHAEL HOBBS AND CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2007
It will take China some ten to twelve years to match the size of Australia's $1.3 trillion plus funds management industry but once it does, China's pension industry will "rocket past ours", according to Peter Promnitz, head of Asia Pacific for Mercer ...

AustralianSuper marks $30b milestone

AustralianSuper is fast becoming the titan of all super funds after reporting a near 50 per cent increase in funds under management (FUM) to over $30 billion in under 18 months.

EISS offloads direct property

NSW-based industry superannuation fund Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme has sold its entire direct property portfolio for $225 million with plans to redirect the proceeds into global listed and unlisted property trusts.