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SAM seeks retail distributor for theme funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... re-rated in Australia. "Given that these dealer groups require some sort of rating, that's going to take time and these researchers will typically take six to 12 months before they get around to rating a product," he said. The SAM Sustainable Water Fund ...

Slash fees with national default fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, in a paper he presented to last week's Australian Colloqium of Superannuation Researchers titled " Toward a national default option for low cost superannuation ", noted the default fund would provide an option ...

CAAM eyes retail

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... country head for Australia and New Zealand CAAM, said the fund manager is engaging the services of several retail researchers to rate their offerings to "make a dent in the retail market". "Over the coming two, three months, there will be announcements ...

Emerging market funds to be rated on sustainability

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... sustainability of investments in emerging markets. Mercer has assembled a team of over 20 investment consultants and researchers, and will leverage its Global Investment Manager Database in each of the emerging markets to conduct the research. The findings ...

ING names new sales & marketing FM head

... portfolio construction and asset allocation. Besides working with research houses, external platforms and dealer group researchers, Wadhera will also manage a team of funds management business development managers (BDMs). "In this regard, the funds management ...

That's life, four pillars to stay forever

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... spend holding water hoses while watering their garden instead of being allowed to turn on their garden sprinkler. "[Researchers] Brennan, Tapsuwan and Ingram in 2007 valued the cost of time spent holding hoses. Assuming a value for 'greenness' and imputing ...

Suncorp/Tyndall shifts to enhanced indexing

... team is appointed. However, he explained that Russell fitted the bill after an internal discussion with clients and researchers on how the portfolio should be run and what the expected returns are. "I emphasise the Russell appointment is a temporary ...

Goodall joins Plan for Life

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... Specialist Financial Planning business. PFL is an independent financial services company that includes actuaries, researchers and publishers. The company does not provide financial advice.

The secret to MTAA's success

... strategies behind their outperformance in the past ten years. Inundated with regular requests from members, employers, researchers and other intermediaries, MTAA has published the 'Investment Reference Handbook', which provides a detailed explanation ...

S&P launch three new Shariah indices

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... Kuwait-based consulting company Ratings Intelligence Partners, which specialises in Islamic investments. The company's researchers meet directly with a dedicated Shariah Supervisory Board, comprised of Islamic scholars.