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Agricultural investors create $10 million VC fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... Agriculture and related activities comprise about 12% of Australia's GDP, more than double the US, and is expected to generate $1.2 trillion over the next 15 years, SproutX said. Victorian Minister for Agriculture, Jaala Pulford, said the decision to ...

Robeco Boston Partners finding value in the "three circles"

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... overthink stock-picking," he said. "Businesses can be simplified: they're a series of tangible and intangible assets, they generate revenues and costs and in doing so produce cashflow. Once they generate cashflow, what does the management do with it? ...

Fund managers must offer genuine partnerships

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... on a three-year horizon or shorter. By focusing on a longer five-year horizon, Jain and his team of analysts expect to generate a market-beating return. Currently Jain says stocks with stable earnings streams are commanding high prices but companies ...

A-REITs will have to work harder in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
Real estate fund manager Folkestone says several positives came out of the A-REIT reporting season and 2017 will present challenges to maintain the investment vehicle's strong returns. Folkestone's latest analysis shows A-REITs returned 26% in the year ...

Westoz director departs for new venture

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... our investment objectives and we look forward to building on recent returns which have seen our investment portfolio generate a return of 18.6% in the first eight months of the calendar year to the end of August. The director's sincerely thank Steve ...

New fund tapping into Indian equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... people on the ground. Without local knowledge of corporate behaviour and how the market works it's very difficult to generate performance." The fund has already attracted some high-profile investors such as former Macquarie chief executive Allan Moss ...

VanEck resources ETF upgraded by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... (MVR) upgraded to 'Recommended Index' by Lonsec. The rating indicates that Lonsec has strong conviction that the ETF can generate risk adjusted returns in line with relevant objectives. The research house has also maintained its 'Recommended Index' ratings ...

Alpha-beta split allows better asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... McHugh said. The portfolio plus or alpha portfolio is where the fund increases its illiquidity, risk and fees in order to generate excess returns. It allocates to active equity managers and those who have high conviction or may operate in a niche part ...

Hedge fund, PE allocations drive super fees: study

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
Higher allocation to riskier and less liquid asset classes is driving higher superannuation fees, according to a new study from the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR). The CIFR funded study analysed the factors influencing superannuation ...

Legg Mason Brandywine fund gets top rating again

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... indicates that Brandywine has been more than six times more efficient than the median manager in using its 'risk budget' to generate excess return for investors. The Fund is available on BT/Asgard, AMP, IOOF, Macquarie Wrap MLC Wrap, Navigator, Power ...