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Who plays the PE game, wins

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
US funds with a high private equity exposure have come out tops of the investment returns league, new figures show. A recent survey by Northern Trust indicate that players with heavy diversification strategies, particularly those who favoured private ...

Credit crisis flicks PRI switch

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
The number of institutions signing the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) grew by 65 per cent since the start of the credit crisis. The UNPRI has more than 400 signatories and has continued, rising by 37 per cent since the ...

Growth and inflation updates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
This Week's Market Movers (11 - 15 Aug 2008) Key growth and inflation statistics from the major world economies will compete with the 29th Olympiad in Beijing in holding market attention this week. Australia: The week starts off with the release of ...

The nub of being a hub

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... data which suggests the amount of funds under management (FUM) sourced offshore stood at $58 billion last year, the real figure could be closer to $160 billion, based on the wider pool of data that Rainmaker collected from a survey. Dunnin said that ...

Evolution of super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
Ne'er the twain shall meet but retail fund chief Brian Bissaker from Colonial First State and industry fund chief Ian Silk from Australian Super, shared centre stage to talk about how the industry can best serve financial planners, its members and the ...

Returns stats should show impact of advice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... sophistication. "One possibility [to resolve this issue] is to provide performance results gross and net of expenses. The gross figure will provide a measure of true fund manager performance - the skills of the fund manager to earn high returns. "The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to fall about one per cent after Wall St was rocked by disappointing US economic growth and job market figures. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract fell 48 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, up almost one per cent, driven by the mining sector and a rally in the US overnight. Wall Street extended its gains for a second day after an upbeat employment report from payroll company ADP made investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to rise for a second straight day after Wall St rallied on positive private sector employment data. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract firmed 92 points, or 1.88 per ...

Australians lead FM pack

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
Australians have emerged the victors of the wealth management race despite a global economic slowdown, new research shows. According to the AFG Global Funds Management Index, Australians amassed an average $70,385 per person in managed funds - emerging ...