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Future Fund climbs sovereign league tables

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... worth A$2.6 billion. In its private equity allocation, the Future Fund followed a trend among global firms to greater interest in distressed and turnaround strategies. The Future Fund's distressed investments were as high as 45 per cent of its total ...

Flare up over MoneySmart

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... fee, rather than a 'percentage of assets' fee, will provide consumers with greater certainty and reduce conflicts of interest for the adviser. REST Industry Super has taken the recommendation one step further by asking consumers to request an upfront ...

Property funds urged to keep lid on gearing

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
Property investment portfolios should be geared at no higher than 30 per cent, according to real estate investment experts. Speaking at an IMCA seminar, both Leigh Gavin, senior consultant and head of property research at Frontier and Stephen Hiscock ...

Unknown unknowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... East and Africa, there were fears of runaway inflation and the consequent withdrawing of policy stimulus and lifting of interest rates in the developed economies, there were renewed worries over the European sovereign debt crisis with a downgrade to ...

MDAs to expand SMSF footprint

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
Managed discretionary accounts (MDA) operator, Investment Administration Services (IAS) has reported a surge in interest from adviser dealer groups over the last two years - particularly from those that cater for SMSFs. IAS enables advisers to manage ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... reiterated its view that it will "look through" the temporary effects of recent extreme weather when deciding what to do with interest rates. But Mr Carr said it was clear the nation was heading for a near term rate rise. "They have an open mind with ...

Japan bond jitters keep funds guessing

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
US treasuries may fall in value following the Japanese earthquake, with fixed-interest fund managers assessing their exposure in the wake of the disaster. Japan is the second largest foreign holder of US Government bonds after China, holding $882.3 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... another rate hike. That prospect sent Chinese banking stocks tumbling. In Beijing, central bank chief Zhou Xiaochuan said interest rates remained an important policy tool in fighting surging prices -- following three rate rises since October. In other ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... while coal miners and financials weakened. South Korea's Kospi extended losses after the central bank raised its key interest rate for the second time in three months. The index fell 1 per cent to 1,981.58. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index retreated 0.8 per ...

New benchmarks act like analysts

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... managers can also use the ETFs to enhance portfolio performance. If an analyst is bullish on the US market but thinks interest rates will rise, they can hedge the risk by shorting the leverage ETF to neutralize that exposure, d'Assier said. Five benchmarks ...