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Australian superannuation funds are moving to establish operational risk buffers, ahead of new regulations that could make provisioning for losses mandatory. Wietske Blees reports from Sydney
The World Meteorological Organization’s announcement that the La Niña weather pattern will continue into the second quarter could be bad news for the coal markets, finds Alex Davis
Australian superannuation funds are moving to establish operational risk buffers, ahead of new regulations that could make provisioning for such losses mandatory. But there are concerns about how to...
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Sovereign risk manager of the year: Australian Office of Financial Management...
The sovereign debt crisis in Europe was the big story of last year, but eurozone countries haven’t been the only ones to struggle with their debt burden. Australia had to cope with a soaring budget deficit in 2009 as the global recession hit growth...
Australian supers build up op risk reserves
Australian superannuation funds are moving to establish operational risk buffers, ahead of new regulations that could make provisioning for losses mandatory. Wietske Blees reports from Sydney
Australian corporates weak on scenario analysis and strategic risk management...
Companies in Australia are good at looking at the operational aspects of risk, but place little thought on scenario analysis and strategic risk control, according to the Chartered Secretaries Australia (CSA)
Australian power market attracts raft of new investors
Australian power is becoming a hot topic of conversation among hedge funds and international investment banks in the energy trading area. Katie Holliday reports on what’s causing all the interest
ETF Roundup
BlackRock is launching four new Australian exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including the iShares S&P/ASX 20, the S&P/ASX High Dividend fund. There will also be ETFs tracking the MSCI Australia 200 and the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries. * Deutsche Bank's db...
Tapping Australia's economic performance
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iShares to launch Australian equities ETFs
BlackRock plans the listing of ETFs on the Australian Securities Exchange, providing simple and cheap access to small and large local cap companies
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