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Dixon action on Premium gains momentum

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... one-year period to May 2009. The S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index lost more than 29 per cent over the same period and the MSCI World Accumulation Index (A$) Net of Divs (reinvested) lost 32 per cent. "While we are disappointed that returns for the one ...

Hedge funds lag index returns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... hedge fund index, domiciled in US dollars, returned 3.5 per cent in April while the S&P 500 posted 9.6 per cent and MSCI World Index returned almost 11 per cent. The Greenwich Global Long/Short index fared better during the month with a 5.7 per cent ...

Global infra funds fall short

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... one of the worst performing periods in the asset class's history. However, the index was 5 per cent better than the MSCI World Index which lost over 37 per cent during the same period. "The result was disappointing given that we had expected the sector ...

Intl equities on a good run...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
... indications that the market has left the worst behind it is encouraging investors to make a comeback. As such, the MSCI World Equity index has scored a sharp turnaround over the past two months. Three weeks into May 2009, developed market equities - ...

VicSuper seeds $150m low carb fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... research group Trucost. For good measure, the universe of the portfolio is limited to the 1,700 stocks listed on the MSCI World ex-Australia index, and represent the top 40 per cent of each industry for carbon performance. VicSuper has long been a key ...

Thrift is the new cool: K2

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... investment cycles lasting five to seven years). To date, K2 Select has returned 10.3 per annum since 2005 versus the MSCI World AUD index's loss of 2 per cent over the same time period. In the six months to April this year, the fund returned 8.2 per ...

HFA regains Lonsec rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... HFA International Shares fund posted a positive 0.36 per cent return over a three-month period to February while the MSCI World ex Aust Gross Index (USD) lost more than 15 per cent. The fund lost more than 2.5 per cent over a one-year period to February ...

US firm launches hedge fund rep ETF

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index (GGHFI) returned 0.42 per cent in January while the S&P 500 Total Return index, MSCI World Equity and the ASX 200 lost, more than 8.4 per cent 8.8 per cent and almost five per cent respectively.

Martin Currie rakes $500m and growing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... product did exactly that over the three-year and five-year to January, and in the last two months, outperformed its MSCI World ex-Australia benchmark. Kouryialas said that this year, they are looking to make the product available to retail investors ...

Return of the hedge funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... funds have hit the ground running this year, returning 0.42 per cent in January while the S&P 500 Total Return and MSCI World Equity indices lost more than eight per cent. According to a VanMac report, the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index (GGHFI) returned ...

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Advice veteran's exit creates $1bn Tassie wealth group

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:49AM
Mancell Financial Group (MFG) founder Peter Mancell has retired as a financial adviser after 46 years, selling the business he built to pave the way for a $1 billion wealth management firm in Tasmania.

UniSuper, Aware Super deliver positive returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   11:46AM
UniSuper and Aware Super have reported returns across all investment options for the 2025-26 financial year.

HESTA executive jumps ship to Cbus

VINNY VUCAGO  |   11:59AM
A C-suite executive from HESTA has taken on a new role as chief member officer at Cbus, effective October.

ASFA strengthens cyber security with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:39AM
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has named its head of cyber and financial crime, bringing relevant experience from a super fund.

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