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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... the highest since 14 November last year. Two-fecta. The Philadelphia Fed index dropped to minus 7.7 in August - down from plus 5.1 in the previous month and lower than predictions of an increase to 7. Three-fecta. The index of leading economic indicators ...

452 Capital mandates at risk

RUTH LIEW AND JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... changes, and is considering appointing an interim manager following 452's announcement. David Elia, chief executive of HOST-PLUS, which had a $281.8 million Australian equities mandate with 452 Capital at the end of June 2010, according to Rainmaker ...

Fictional fact

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... more and discover that the Dow inched up by only 0.1 per cent and the S&P 500 closed only 0.2 per cent up. Not exactly the plus one per cent gains of the day before are they? At least The Wall Street Journal was more truthful with its headline, "Dow ...

More planners bypass managed funds: study

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... funds. The survey pooled the views of over 700 planners in April and May this year, a small sample when compared to the 18,000-plus financial planners in Australia. However, their collective insight still gives some indication on where new money is flowing ...

Goldman Sachs retains 'highly recommended" rating

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
The Goldman Sachs Core Plus Australia Fixed Income Fund has retained its 'Highly Recommended' status by Zenith Investment Partners after a management reshuffle following the retirement in October of their Australia chief investment officer Andrew Cooke. ...

The trillion dollar election question

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... high on the fund's priority list. "There is a $1 trillion question hanging over this election - how will that $1 trillion-plus be managed in the future, especially when they have starkly distinct views on the subject? "You've got 9 versus 12 per cent ...

Crafter resigns as ARIA CEO

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
Lochiel Crafter, chief executive of the $18 billion-plus Australian Reward Investment Alliance (ARIA), will be leaving the firm in September to return to the funds management industry. The trustee will now begin the search for a new CEO, according to ...

US reforms pave way for super investments

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... capital investment opportunities for Australian super funds, said David Hartley, chief investment officer of the $15 billion-plus Sunsuper. Hartley said the bill, which includes the Volcker Rule that will prevent banks from trading their own capital ...

Corrupt city officials face pension freeze

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... circumstances surrounding payment of salaries and other compensation to officials at the City of Bell," noted the $200 billion-plus California Public Employees' Retirement System in a press statement. "Until the investigation is concluded, CalPERS will ...

ING Aussie eq fund gets three stars

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
Standard & Poor's Fund Services assigns a three-star rating to the newly-launched ING Alpha Plus Australian Equity Fund. The fund is a long-only active manager that uses fundamental stock selection to construct a high-conviction portfolio. "Though the ...