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Fund managers struggle to beat index

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
Active fund managers found it very difficult to beat benchmark performance indexes after fees in the first quarter, research house Morningstar has revealed. Managers investing in large-cap Australian shares were evenly split between those that beat ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
The Australian share market was lower at noon on Wednesday as concerns over weaker metals prices and caution ahead of a key press conference by the United States' central banker outweighed a positive lead from offshore. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Clients want commissions - AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
Financial planning clients want commissions to remain on life insurance products, according to research by the Association of Financial Advisers. The AFA research, conducted by CoreData and sponsored by AIA Australia, surveyed corporate super and life ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street finishing robustly, although commodities markets were mixed. On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 26 points higher at 4,941 ...

Indexing warning as ETFs surge

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Global flows into exchange traded funds/exchange traded products (ETFs/ETPs) soared to US$41.4 billion in the first quarter of 2011. According to BlackRock, Q1 inflows were more than double that seen in the equivalent period in 2010. Global ETF assets ...

FTSE launches ESG investment product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Institutional investors and fund managers can use a new Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings data service from global index provider FTSE Group to identify eligible companies for investment. The FTSE4Good ESG ratings product, launched this ...

Sustainable strategy downgraded

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Morningstar has downgraded an AMP Capital strategy to "avoid" after the loss of a key leader from the management team. The ratings agency reduced AMP Capital Sustainable Share Strategy to its lowest category following the departure of Michael Anderson ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
The Australian share market was stronger across the board at noon following the year's biggest rally on Wall Street and rising commodity prices overnight. The Australian dollar continued to climb to new heights, reaching $US1.0749 in morning trade - ...

Poor standard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Hey, what just happened? Isn't the US at risk losing its AAA credit rating... or not? It's only been two days since Standard & Poor's issued that grim warning and now, look ma, Wall Street's back and with a vengeance. Please pardon my gloating but I ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Indicators are strong for the last day of local trading before the five-day Easter break, with robust, positive leads from trading offshore overnight in securities and commodities. At 0715 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...