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Beware the leveraged ETF

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... holding them for more than a day can be detrimental if markets swing downward - as the GFC has proven similarly in the managed funds sector. "These [ETF] funds have huge assets, which means that people are leaving their money for longer than one day ...

ThreeSixty Research signs on Zenith

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... research efforts on specialised research services, such as portfolio construction guidance (across both equities and managed funds) and investment communications," she said. Over the past two years, Zenith's national investment research footprint has ...

Powerwrap goes live

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
Praemium-backed online managed funds trading platform Powerwrap has started operations, and is aiming to add SMA functionality to its repertoire in the next quarter. The Powerwrap Investment Account - a managed investment scheme (MIS) operating on Praemium's ...

Ex-Macquarie sales head jumps to HSBC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... business in Australia. As head of wholesale wealth management, Pidgeon will be responsible for the distribution of managed funds and structured products into the adviser market in Australia. Prior to his appointment, Pidgeon spent five years at Macquarie ...

SMSFs miss Asian equities boom

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... market. However, SMSF investors are still marginally exposed to Asian markets through their international equities managed funds, he said. A contrary view comes from Peter Cocks, national relationship manager at Cavendish Superannuation, who said the ...

Perpetual poised to gain market share

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... external markets". "The shift for us is that the typical financial planner only thinks of Perpetual as a provider of managed funds," he said. But starting this year, Perpetual will start a branding strategy that highlights other services including in ...

Gen Y have unrealistic investment expectations: research

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
... invested in cash rose 13 per cent to 35 per cent, while the amounts in shares slid two per cent to 14 per cent and managed funds fell five per cent to four per cent. Tim Hewson, investments manager at RaboPlus, said there is a disconnect between Gen ...

SMA ratings bring clarity for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... whole, the products have been "well constructed and managed". "The model portfolios are derivative of well known managed funds or related investment methodologies and which have been tailored in a way that seeks to establish performance efficiency in ...

K2 fund moves to daily pricing

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
In a move that shows managed funds can improve their liquidity despite market pressures, K2 Asset Management has changed its pricing policy for its absolute return fund from monthly to daily. This means the K2 Select International Absolute Return will ...

SMSF intl equities allocation halves

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... dropping from just over four per cent in December 2007 to 0.4 per cent in June this year. Whereas, international equity managed funds fell from more than nine per cent to over six per cent of the portfolio during the same period. "Whatever exposure there ...