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ETFs distort stock fundamentals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... investment stocks on their head. "This can be partly attributed to the use of exchange-traded funds as these passively managed funds buy into and sell out of broad based indices, which leads to erratic moves for the underlying securities, irrespective ...

BTFG drops van Eyk for S&P

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... over 1,600 BTFG advisers receive S&P's research services. Research provided will include exchange-traded funds, managed funds, separately managed accounts, direct property and structured products along with consultancy advice to BTFG Research. In a similar ...

Coalition still unconvinced on 12 pc SG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... Super changes. According to APRA, rolling 12 month employer superannuation contributions into funds excluding self-managed funds, at end 2007 when the Rudd Government was elected, were $58 billion and by June this year have increased to only $60 billion. ...

All cashed up and ready to pounce

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
... to appeal to SMSFs, a majority 95 per cent of SMSF trustees said they don't intend to use their cash to invest in managed funds. As for share and property 'tips', nearly half of respondents said that media plays a big role in their investment decisions. ...

OneVue on global path with managed accounts

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... unified managed account (UMA) allows clients to integrate or manage under one platform their share portfolios, bonds, managed funds and non-investment products such as their home loan and insurance. "A UMA provides a consolidated view of total assets ...

Researchers cast eyes on ETFs

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... said in a statement. "Importantly, Zenith will continue to apply the strict investment criteria used in unlisted managed funds research to ETFs, with sub-standard providers being filtered out of our process." Meanwhile, S&P Funds Services managing director ...

Real return to balance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... to be balanced funds that were truly balanced years ago, what the industry is dealing with now is largely multi-managed funds where underneath there is 'structurally fixed' asset allocation. "It means you are missing that ability to move across different ...

Singapore to win asset mgmt race: report

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... For instance, the former Rudd Government cut withholding tax for distributions to offshore investors in Australian managed funds as part of its plans to make Australia an attractive investment destination. More recently, the government is seeking to ...

Future Fund rebounds

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... according to ABS figures). By comparison, the S&PASX300 accumulation index, used as a benchmark by many Australian managed funds, returned 13.05 per cent over the period. "Cash holdings in the portfolio were reduced from 41 per cent to 13 per cent over ...

BT Wrap lifts fog on model portfolios

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... which now allows advisers to link their clients to the right model portfolios containing a 'blend' of equities, managed funds and cash. This integrated rebalance and trading feature, alongside another set of tools that give advisers real-time cash updates ...