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Magellan Global tops overseas shares manager list

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... consumer staples were Nestle, PepsiCo and Yum! Brands, which Douglass said will benefit from their market share and growth profile in the emerging markets. The fund also bought Google and eBay shares, which are currently trading at 14 and 7 times earnings ...

Shariah-compliant hedge funds hit the spot

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... (nominal) per capita in the world. Finally, Gentilini said the funds stand to benefit from the region's investment liquidity profile. The United Arab Emirates investment arms, including the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, have more than US$900 billion ...

Self-fulfilling prophecy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... their pieces written even before the numbers were released - much like a pre-written obituary for some ailing or aged high profile celebrity. But these commentators cannot be faulted. Depressing news from the US over the weekend that revealed its economy ...

What a member wants

... changes fuel more debate on the changing role of the trustee when in fact, he suggests the focus should be on the changing profile of a super fund member. "Instead of discussing trustee roles or governance, maybe we should look at characterising what ...

Zenith ranks Martin Currie and Franklin Templeton

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... factors in identifying quality stock involve the portfolio managers' conviction of the share and its potential return profile, the historic volatility of the stock, its correlation to the market and to existing portfolio holdings. The Franklin Global ...

Passport to profit

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
Securitor is taking the profitability of its 462 planners' business seriously - the dealer group has launched a new "Passport to Profit" program to fine-tune four areas of its members' business structures to improve their bottom lines. Neil Younger ...

QIC changes infrastructure tact

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... financial crisis and deleveraging by global banks and hedge funds. Investment opportunities with a stable underlying credit profile is looking particularly profitable, according to QIC managing director, active management, Susan Buckley. "Infrastructure ...

AFS continues expansion

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... planning group is looking to add more. Peter Daly, group chief executive and managing director of AFS, said that the group's profile and reputation has been a key driver of the recruitment, and that expansion of its national adviser network continues ...

AustEthical director elected MLA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
Showing that investment principles and politics can mix, AustEthical Investment director and Greens candidate Caroline Le Couteur, has won a seat in the ACT Legislative Assembly. The ACT election was held last on 18th November but with neither the Labor ...

GRI sets up Australian base

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... its partnership with the National Business Leader's Forum on Sustainable Development. The partnership aims to boost the profile of responsible business practice and reporting economic, environmental and social performance across all businesses. Due to ...