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Past performance still a bad future indicator: S&P

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2007
... incidence for maintaining top-quartile rankings were even tighter at less than 3 per cent, the research group said. Srikant Dash, S&P index strategist, said, "Standard & Poor's research suggests that screening for top-quartile funds, as the sole basis ...

Up and down the fee chain: Mercer

... buy into. But that could soon change. "Given that we are in an environment of lower expected returns, albeit one with a 'dash for alpha', we believe investment managers will find it hard to justify above-average fees unless they have demonstrable competitive ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger today following a pick up in commodity prices overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0735 AEST, the December share price index contract was up one point at 5279. Today, the Bank of Queensland ...

Westpoint fundraiser's last minute dash

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... the alleged fundraiser for the toppled Westpoint group, returned to Australia after he was refused entry in a last minute dash to the United States after a last minute dash to remain out of ASIC's reach. Burnard's forced return followed last minute applications ...

Daily economic update

It appears that the continued stability of domestic interest rates is impacting favourably on the housing market. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on housing finance shows the total value of dwelling finance commitments - excluding ...

Daily Economic Update

Economic reports released today reinforce the outlook that the Reserve Bank of Australia will keep interest rates unchanged at 5.5 per cent in the 'foreseeable future.' The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that employment fell by 19,800 in October ...

Active US fund managers underperform

... benchmark indices are ahead of a majority of actively managed funds for all nine style boxes," S&P index strategist Srikant Dash said. "This result is in sharp contrast to the first half of 2003 when active funds were ahead in all but two style boxes." ...

US managers posted mixed performances relative to indexes last quarter: S&P

... that there is a lot more clarity over the medium- to long-term with the scales tipped in favor of indexing," said Srikant Dash, equity index analyst, Standard & Poor's. "It follows then that investors choosing between index-based investments and actively ...