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New benchmarks act like analysts

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... d'Assier said. Five benchmarks have been created so far in the Russell-Axioma series so far: momentum, beta, leverage, liquidity and volatility. They use the Russell 1000, 2000 and 3000 indexes. No benchmark ETFs are yet available on the market but d'Assier ...

Perennial tactical move pays off

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... hand Perennial will actively move the assets around to preserve capital and maintain returns while guaranteeing fund liquidity by being part of Perennial's combined fixed interest pools. Thomas said the other key benefit of the trust is that its allocation ...

Developed markets enjoy strong inflows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... advance investment solutions, BT Financial "Not because assets are expensive but on a relative value basis, transparency, liquidity, developed market equities are offering better prospects because policy is still giving you that tail wind to support ...

FRM attracts $25m inflows

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... short positions mainly using futures contracts over indices and commodities. This approach is ideal for local demands of liquidity, transparency, simplicity and value for money, according to Richard Keary, FRM Australia's managing director. "FRM Sigma ...

SMSFs increase reliance on ETFs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... value, people might be interested in gearing strategies again." The benefits of self funding investment warrants include liquidity, tax effectiveness and flexibility but Corbett cautioned that clients should be made aware of the costs, with non-recourse ...

New rules on bank liquidity clarified

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... crisis, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) produced a global framework that set limits on liquidity risk for banks. As a result new regulations are to provide minimum standards for how much liquid capital banks must hold and ...

BlackRock iShares breaks $1bn barrier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... reliability and ultimately the total performance of an ETF over time. Questioning whether the ETF has consistent levels of liquidity in all economic conditions will also be paramount." To facilitate this, Oliver said iShares will remain committed to ...

Century Funds vies to take manager role from Opus

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... the property in a stable environment to rise out the next two to three years, after which an investors can seek out liquidity in their property assets. In September 2010, the group took over control of two funds from listed diversified property group ...

Ahead of the pack

FINANCIAL STANDARD IS THE MEDIA PARTNER OF THE MFSS.  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... does and doesn't market itself as an enhanced cash management trust. "A lot of mortgage funds were offering short-term liquidity to investors and we thought, 'that is not going to work'. There will come a time when all those investors will want to take ...

Value a plus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... reasons why: Monetary policies in most developed country central banks remain very accommodative ensuring the supply of liquidity. Interest rates will remain low - and if necessary, more quantitative easing - until there's convincing evidence that self-sustaining ...