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ACGBs have served their purpose: JBWere

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... strategy, Laurie Conheady. JBWere said that now is not the time to be overweight in fixed income or long duration, and recommended at permanent allocation to fixed income of between 20-40%. While holding Australian Commonwealth Government Bonds (ACGBs) ...

Research key to Asian small caps

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... trading culture, and the lack of compulsory pension contributions, Said David Urquhart, portfolio manager of the Lonsec recommended Fidelity Asia Fund. "There have been times when [Asian] small cap companies have turned over substantial portions of their ...

RARE, Lazard infra funds 'highly recommended' by Lonsec

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
Lonsec has branded two infrastructure securities funds from RARE and Lazarad as 'highly recommended' in its 2012 review of the sector. "Our increased conviction in management teams [of the funds] has resulted in two upgrades in this year's review - ...

Trio fraud victims demand compensation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... investor what he or she are entering into," he said. The Parliamentary Joint Committee that reviewed the Trio scandal recommended this same point, he said.

Zenith signs ex-S&P client

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... for alternative funds research. "We reviewed 400 funds in the alternative space over the last two years, and have recommended around 80. That covers everything from long short funds to private equity and infrastructure." Additionally, Zenith has been ...

Centralised portfolios better for tax

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... funds must consider taxation consequences when giving instructions in mandates to investment managers, after it was recommended in the Cooper review. Parametric is a division of American company Eaton Vance, and offers solutions in after-tax investin ...

SMSFs should pay SuperStream levy: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... implementation of SuperStream should make an appropriate and proportionate contribution towards it. The AIST has also recommended that the government adopt the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services' recommendation that ...

Pool local govt infra projects to attract investors: E&Y

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
A study commissioned by the Commonwealth government into infrastructure financing has recommended the pooling of local council infrastructure project structures to make them more attractive to superannuation funds. The report by Ernst & Young suggests ...

SuperStream passes Lower House

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... were contained in the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Stronger Super) Bill 2012 that will implement changes recommended by the Cooper review into Australia's superannuation system. "The super system can be difficult to use for employers as each ...

BetaShares ETFs recommended by Zenith

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash and Gold Bullion ETFs have been rated 'recommended' by Zenith. According to Zenith, the BetaShares team is well credentialed and noticeably larger in terms of its domestic base than the majority of ETF providers ...