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Mercer invests $35m in commodities

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008

... Instreet launched a fund that provides exposure to the Schroders Alternative Solutions Commodity fund, an actively managed fund that provides equity exposure to 60 underlying commodities.

Instreet calls on expertise for funds

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008

... Solutions Commodity Fund, which has approximately $3.5 billion in funds under management. "This open ended actively managed fund considers a set of up 60 commodities, with a close focus on 40, that are analysed on a weekly basis," said George Lucas ...

Fund managers must raise benchmarks

The role of the active manager is not just to provide investors with above-benchmark returns but to keep raising those benchmarks, said Paul Fiani, head of Australian equities boutique fund Integrity. Passive managers have grown in popularity as one ...

BankWest branches into super

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007

BankWest has propelled itself onto the superannuation market with Lite Super, a low cost, indexed based super fund accessible online. Lite Super provides no entry or exit fees, a 1.25 per cent ongoing fee, four diversified indexed investment choices ...

Core-satellite investing gets the balance right

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2007

Index manager Vanguard Investments has urged advisers to use the core-satellite approach to boost returns and reduce the volatility of their clients' portfolios. A popular model in the US, core-satellite investing combines a 'core' portfolio of indexed ...

Vanguard puts case for passive-active allocation

An asset allocation expert from leading index manager Vanguard has put forward the case for a portfolio construction model that invests around 40 per cent in active strategies. In a whistlestop visit to Australia, Nelson Wicas, a US based principal ...

Access all asset classes: Vanguard

HAMISH MADDEN | MONDAY, 4 DEC 2006

... investors needed to make sure they "have realistic expectations of returns" and should consider whether an actively managed fund was really suited to their investment goals, and whether drilling down too far in chasing asset classes was really effort ...

Active managers bounce back in July; Mercer, InTech

The performance of actively managed Australian share funds turned higher in July, producing a greater outperformance in the month than the entire 2003/2004 financial year, according to InTech and Mercer surveys. "The median Australian shares manager ...

Active management in govt bonds fails to deliver; Navigator

The majority of actively managed fixed interest funds within the government bond sector generally struggle to outperform the index net of fees and expenses, Navigator's annual review of fixed interest funds has revealed. Navigator rated the performance ...

Active US fund managers underperform

The majority of active US fund managers have underperformed the major US sharemarket indices for the six months-ending 30 June 2004, ratings agency and benchmark operator Standard & Poor's said in a report. According to S&P, the S&P-500 index outperformed ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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