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Dimensional wins $45m Aussie eq mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... 1999, the strategy has delivered after-tax, pre-liquidation returns to superannuation funds of 13.01 per cent per annum, above the 9.35 per cent of the benchmark S&P/ASX-300 index, said Jim Parker, communications director at Dimensional. "As well as ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... prospect of a US bank overhaul. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average recouped losses of over 250 points to finish just above the symbolic 10,000 point mark, but still in the red. Earlier in the day concerns about the health of the eurozone and ...

Gold is hip again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... wrong direction -- moral hazard -- or impotent to prevent a double dip in Europe... perhaps even the globe. Or... all of the above. Gold surged when the United States pumped trillions of dollars into its economy. Gold is again surging now that the Europeans ...

Goldman Sachs under investigation

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... leader, Sydney. "But when the crunch came, clients were locked into buying shares in blue chip companies at prices well above their market value," Moulis said. "Our clients claim the product was sold to them as an appropriate hedge against downside risk ...

AMP Asian strategy gains momentum

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... crisis with a balance sheet and capital strength greater than prior to the crisis, finishing with $1.2 billion in capital above minimum regulatory requirements last year. AMP gained $236 million in its financial services business in the first three months ...

Alpha Fund Managers signs Amundi

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
... long-term themes and short-term market anomalies across different asset classes. It aims for a 4 per cent outperformance above the local cash rate. Alpha Fund Managers manages more than $150 million in funds.

Death by algorithm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... Was it the euro plunging to multi-year lows? Was it Australia's Resources Super Profits Resource Tax? Buzzz! None of the above. It was fatso and his fat finger and the rise of the machines. Bloomberg reports, "According to multiple sources, a trader ...

SG jump twice as bad as mining tax slug

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... their super, SG increases are not considered by workers to be wages and so employers are pressured to pay them over and above normal wages. "The Government plan to allow employers to pay this increase through a wage trade-off will be difficult to deliver ...

Russell launches dividend ETF

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... Amanda Skelly, director of product development at Russell, said the portfolio is designed to deliver around 100 basis points above a broad market mandate in dividends. However, the ETF also has the potential to deliver solid returns. The Russell Australia ...

BTIM wins in Aussie equities

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... equities funds that delivered the best results, posting $400 million in inflows. Overall, 79 per cent of BTIM funds returned above benchmark performance in the year to March. During the reporting period, BTIM secured agreement with Westpac for the ongoing ...