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No end in sight for ASX rally: InStreet

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... January, and while there are still some macroeconomics risks prevailing, Lucas is bullish in his outlook for Australian equities over the next 12 months and beyond. "There's a lot more strength in the market than is reflected in people's opinions," he ...

Future Fund returns 12.8% for 2012

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... disciplined medium-to-long-term view, and focus on diversification, he said. Global equities, debt securities and Australian equities made up more than half the fund in 2012. The Future Fund returned 7% for the first six months of the financial year ...

RBF shakes up fund with two new mandates

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... Benefits Fund (RBF) has mandated two new fund managers following an extensive restructure of its $1.1 billion Australian equities portfolio. The new structure has made it possible for the fund to reduce fees whilst also taking a more active investment ...

Falling interest rates undermine seniors' confidence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... sentiment in 2013 could signal a significant turning point in the world economy. Meantime, Fidelity head of Australian equities Paul Taylor said he saw no reason why strong share market performance in 2012 could not be repeated over the next 12 month ...

Aussie equities to rise another 20% in 2013: Fidelity

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... even history are on the side of Australian share market investors this year, according to Fidelity head of Australian equities Paul Taylor. With dividends reinvested, the Australian equity market returned close to 20% last year and the Aussie equity ...

VicSuper and Aust Ethical adopt after-tax benchmark

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... manage the portfolio in a tax effective manner. Oscar Fabian, CIO at VicSuper expects tax aware investing in Australian equities - through harvesting franking credits and by promoting lower portfolio turnover - to add significantly to his members' investment ...

Planners praised for guiding investors into fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... consideration, supporting the need for active managers," he said. State Street Global Advisers' head of active Australian equities Olivia Engel has also warned that the threat of volatility hasn't gone away. While market volatility fell to its lowest ...

VicSuper starts daily unit pricing

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... crediting rates. The fund has also made recent changes to its investments, taking money away from a passive Australian equities mandate run by BlackRock to fund five new active Australian equities mandates. The changes were part of a broader "core-and-satellite" ...

A-REITs come out on top in 2012

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... Most asset classes managed at least strong single digit returns last year with some delivering even higher. Australian equities and global shares (hedged) posted nearly 20% and global shares (unhedged) delivered 14.7%. Australian bonds returned 7.7% ...

Hunter Hall repositions fund

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... Trust fund finished 2012 in second to last place on a Mercer investment survey which ranked the returns of Australian equities managers. Hunter Hall boss David Deverall said that after he started at the company in August last year, he received feedback ...