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Dealer groups raise stakes in portfolio mgmt

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... of the Institute of Managed Account Providers (IMAP) at an industry briefing yesterday. Potter said the pool of fund managers that dealer groups allocate funds into is shrinking. In the past where the 15th manager on the dealer's list might have got ...

Performance fees more popular: Morningstar

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... cent of the profits. Research house Morningstar said the same thing is happening now as large-cap Australian share fund managers are increasingly preferring performance-related fees. In its latest sector wrap, the researcher found that 22 per cent of ...

Spot the bubble before they burst

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... identifiable' using long-term forecasting methods. By taking current yields, current PE and forecasting growth in EPS, fund managers should be able to generate accurate estimates of return on investments. Farrelly said that a new imperative in asset ...

AE large cap lagging index: Morningstar

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
Large-cap Australian share fund managers had a difficult 2010 with most failing to beat even very modest index returns, Morningstar announced in its latest sector wrap. The research house found the average large-cap Australian share fund manager underperformed ...

Rise of 'climate sensitive' asset allocation: Mercer

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... investors and global funds representing $US2 trillion in assets under management. It will present the report to fund managers and institutional investors in the coming weeks.

Asian funds invest more in Taiwan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
Fund managers in Asia are predicting big things for Taiwan as improving relations with China look set to open the door to a wealth of investment opportunities. While concerns persist in Asian markets over rising inflation and central bank tightening ...

AMP rides subdued market with solid growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
AMP has posted a slight increase in financial planner numbers, solid performance from its fund managers and higher inflows in super, according to full-year results announced this morning. AMP has recorded an underlying profit for the 2010 financial ...

Fund managers eye Asian equities: RBC

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
Fund managers are casting their nets wider into the Asia Pacific region to deliver 'alpha', shunning China and India to boost their portfolio returns, a survey found. The RBC Capital Markets survey reported high levels of confidence in Asian equity ...

ASX marks a decade of local ETFs

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... expanding product group to an institutional audience, including asset allocators, portfolio managers, superannuation fund managers and investment advisers," said Will Wilson, ASX general manager sales and marketing. The conference, which coincides with ...

Self-directed investors challenge industry giants

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... to these number the 70 per cent of direct share owners using online broking accounts, dealer groups linking with fund managers to build customised portfolios and more super funds setting up their investment teams in-house. Nipping at the edges are the ...