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CFS FirstWrap adds Insync's Global Titans Fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The Insync Global Titans Fund has been added to CFS FirstWrap. The Fund, which was launched in 2009, uses equity derivatives to protect investors during downturns. "We are delighted to join Colonial First State FirstWrap in the international equities ...

Investors beware IPOs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
The excitement surrounding initial public offerings (IPOs) can inflate prices and lead investors away from their disciplined investment process, Hyperion portfolio manager Joel Gray has warned. "Rising equity markets have seen the tide of IPOs rise ...

Kerr Neilson: Against the grain

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... prices. It's an approach that has led to exceptional performance over the long-term. The $9.6 billion Platinum International Fund has returned 13.1% per annum since it was conceived 19 years ago. That compares to 5.5% per annum from the MSCI AC World ...

Industry responds to super fees study

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
Superannuation industry bodies have responded to the Grattan Institute's report on super fees, arguing that fundamental change is not necessary. Tom Garcia, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), said that the ...

Asia Funds Passport on shaky ground

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... China and Hong Kong. The plan is designed to make Hong Kong the most attractive and obvious place from where international fund managers can try to sell investments to hundreds of millions of Chinese savers. "In the short-term it won't kill UCITS but ...

K2 AM launches International Fund

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... a high conviction global equity fund. The fund hopes to leverage off the success of the existing K2 Select International Fund, which posted an annual compound return of 12.2% since its inception in 2005. The Opportunities fund will be managed by the ...

OC picks up distribution head from BT

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... performance figures and recent platform inclusions. Clothier will also be responsible for introducing the Odey International Fund to the Australian retail market place for the first time and promoting OC's underlying strategies, which include Australian ...

Investor appetite for global markets on the rise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
Investor interest in international markets has increased by 9% since September, according to a survey by Investment Trends and Certitude Global Investments. The findings suggest that the bullish attitude to international equity is not just a faddish ...

AustSuper backs away from SYD takeover

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
Sydney Airport has become too expensive for pension funds, with a consortium of international funds led by AustralianSuper reportedly backing away from a takeover bid. Demand for good infrastructure has paid off for Sydney Airport shareholders over ...

Tides to turn for Platinum: Neilson

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... Neilson is confident that the fund will be able to turn around a period of underperformance in its flagship International Fund, saying that the current state of the market has turned to favour Platinum's investment strategy. "We go through periods where ...