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More wealth beyond resources

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
Investors who rely on natural efficiency improvements to protect their resources portfolio may lose out, according to one UK fund manager. Once seen as 'nice to have', environmental resources are now viewed as limiting factors on economic growth in ...

Macquarie launches EM fund

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
Macquarie Professional Series has launched a new emerging markets fund that disregards benchmark indices in portfolio construction. Following the increasing appetite among Australian investors to high-growth, high-cash flow companies in emerging markets ...

Advisers told to rethink growth asset allocations

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
Advisers should rethink growth asset allocations and prepare to protect portfolios against fiscal constraints, delegates heard at an industry event. These were two key messages from global investment manager PIMCO, delivered at yesterday's Adviser's ...

Instos should weigh up cost of futures

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
Physically backed exchange traded funds offer cost advantages for institutional investors holding a position longer than three months, according to new research. A report released by State Street Global Markets found that for time horizons under three ...

Legg Mason Real Income Fund rated Highly Recommended

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
Legg Mason's Australian Real Income Fund has received the rating of 'Highly Recommended' by research house Lonsec. Lonsec awarded the 'Highly Recommend' rating, in part, for the "improved resourcing and skills of the investment team responsible for ...

All that jazz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
Bernanke, houses and confidence (or the lack of it) sent many on Wall Street clicking on the sell button last night. It was them! They were the ones that sent a many on Wall Street clicking on the sell button last night. It was Bernanke. In an interview ...

Future Fund builds Aust infra exposure

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
Future Fund has purchased 35 million shares in toll road operator Transurban for $192.7 million, to hold 6.78% as the fund continues its build its exposure in Australian infrastructure. Purchased through infrastructure fund manager RARE Infrastructure ...

Big Ben boosta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
"I did my best But I guess my best wasn't good enough Just once can't we figure out what we keep doing wrong Why we never last for very long What are we doing wrong Just once can't we find a way to finally make it right Make the magic last for more ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
Australian shares have opened higher with the resources sector boosted by higher commodity prices. Qantas also rose significantly after it announced it would set up a Jetstar Hong Kong airline offering budget flights in China. At 1022 AEDT, the benchmark ...

No greed, no fear, no volume

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
Boring! If there's one word to describe last week's financial market activity, this is it. Sure, sure Virginia. You, I and Irene began doubting the global growth outlook anew midweek last week - that it would be lower than expectations - following disappointing ...