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Emerging managers add twice the alpha

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
The performance of emerging manager hedge funds is roughly twice that of established manager hedge funds over the past 20 years, according to new research. This is despite large hedge funds attracting most of the inflows, said Peter Urbani, formerly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... international investment position for March quarter 2012, while the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index for May also is due out. In equities news, Avalon Minerals, Kidman Resources, Hydrotech International ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... contract was down 11 points at 4,062. In economic news on Friday, The Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse performance of manufacturing index for May is due out, as is the TD Securities/Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for May. Meanwhile, the ...

Private markets providing solid returns

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... establishing a framework for identifying true 'net alpha' and then applying an appropriate benchmark. "Benchmarking the performance of private markets investments is a notoriously challenging process, but is extremely important given it both determines ...

Managers confident on value as China PMI contracts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... exposure to Asia ex-Japan has delivered a return of 29.9% per annum since inception in 2007, with a cumulative performance of +70.9% over the past three years. "We choose stocks based on the rise in prosperity and so forth and China has indicated a view ...

Franklin Templeton reviews fees for retail competition

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
Franklin Templeton Investments has introduced a new fee structure for Australian Equity Fund retail investors, to target competition as the manager builds its local retail business. Management costs have moved from a flat management fee structure to ...

Insurance lapses impact on NAB Wealth results

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... specific provisions. Due to the run-off of the business, expenses decreased by $6 million or 25.0%. The on-going performance of the NAB portfolio remains closely linked to the state of the UK and US economies. As announced on 22 March 2012, National ...

China needs active management: Fidelity

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... based in Hong Kong. "There's a lot of speculation hanging over from last year," Yeung said, talking on S&P's out-performance of the local Shanghai exchange. "[One of the reasons] the S&P did relatively well last year, even though a lot of retail investors ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... per cent, to 13,038.27. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Industry Group-Housing Industry Association's performance of construction index (PCI) fell 1.3 points to 34.9 in April. However, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that Australian ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... was down 51 points at 4,340. In economic news on Monday, Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association performance of construction index (PCI) for April is due out, as is the ANZ Job Ads data for April and the National Australia Bank Business ...