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27 May 2010 • By Columnist • 1 min read

ESG makes infrastructure more defensive

ESG issues impact on infrastructure stock performance and should be fully integrated into an investment process, writes CFSGAM's Peter Meany. Infra...

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SG rise to 12 per cent comes at a cost

On the surface, the move to raise the super guarantee to 12 per cent is welcome, but a potential tax rise could mitigate any opportunity to raise th...

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International

UK pension funds face dismal year; Nana Mouskouri offers to help Greece; Mexico boosts pension investment options; Aviva reviews pension scheme closur...

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Signs not promising in the US

Disillusionment with Washington and Wall Street and the emergence of a Tea Party have dampened investor optimism at a recent CIE event in New York. Fr...

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Taking the collaborative approach

Insurance companies can plough time, effort and funds into technology but ultimately it becomes a partnership approach. Flexibility in technology buil...

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Rethinking portfolio construction

Mercer explains how the firm applied the lessons learned from the GFC to its investment portfolios. The global financial crisis (GFC) will be remem...

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Is now a good time to go passive?

The logic behind passive investing in equity markets does not apply to the fixed interest market, PIMCO's John Wilson explains. Some consultants ar...

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What CIOs think

CIOs of Australia's largest superannuation funds were recently polled about their views on the market. CIE's Frank Gullone evaluates the feedback. ...

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Abbott slams Rudd on contributions cap

The opposition leader has accused the Rudd government of creating uncertainty in the industry following its decision to wind back the contribution cap...

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Part 1: Last minute moves

Even though the current financial year will soon be over, it is still not too late to implement some valuable tax strategies. Institute of Chartered A...

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