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Meet the $9b intangible fund

... example." He continued, "We even look for density of distribution networks, which is very hard to replicate. If somebody had a huge distribution network or market share, it's very hard to come in and pick the individual customers over time." But how ...

Dig deeper to find value in hedge funds: Permal

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2007
... Souede said, to consider hedge funds as a group. The dispersion between the top and bottom end of hedge fund performance was huge, he said, much more so than is the case for conventional equities managers. "About 5-10 per cent of long-only managers create ...

Opes Prime appoints head of sales

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
... financing will continue to be a main driver for us and Mark's experience and contacts in the stockbroking industry will be a huge plus."

SME board to place $50 million this year

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
... there's not enough fees in it for most venture capital firms," said Puls. "For many small to medium enterprises there is a huge chasm between the point where they are a successful SME looking to take the next step, and becoming a listed company on something ...

ANZ FP to focus on maintaining its muscle

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... place to build upon ANZ FP's advice model would continue to underpin the ANZ FP service offering in the future. "We've had a huge year. Our business is up 113 per cent on last year and we've had good planner growth - we've grown by 47 planners for the ...

Super fund fees are dropping: ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
... members averaged only 1.23 per cent while the average ongoing management and investment costs were 1.23 per cent as well. The huge fee range for retail funds should concern the regulator however. Nonetheless, these results may be the first hard official ...

Beware of black box trading software: Bourse Data

... institutional level, retail investors usually don't have enough capital to follow all of the recommendations and end up incurring huge brokerage costs. "Technology has revolutionised investment, but it also has its dark side", said Rodney Weston, general ...

Unit pricing not always best: Buttler Walker

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
... is a mortal sin that can not be tolerated," they said. Buttler Walker said the challenges of moving to unit pricing can be huge and this is a real deterrent for some super funds. "Daily unit pricing sets the bar high - too high for some."

Reverse mortgages better than starvation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
... they are better than starvation, and if they can help someone finally fix that bathroom the quality of life benefits can be huge. "The problem is they can be seen as admission of abject failure if that's all you've got in retirement," said Bill Ireland ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
... client advisor Michael Heffernan said the market was looking strong after a relatively soft start. "Clearly when you see some huge moves like a 26 per cent rise in Rinker and two per cent rise in Rio you are going to get a positive impact on the market," ...