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Euro PE due for bull run: Adveq

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
... Frankfurt and New York. "Since inception, Adveq has pursued an international investment philosophy based on global benchmarking of fund managers in a world without walls. The opening of the new China office is a natural consequence of the importance ...

Debenture devil in the detail

... enough to protect retail investors? Initial comments following the release of the consultation paper suggest that a benchmarking process and better disclosure are steps in the right direction but there should be more clarification on issues that were ...

Australia IT needs more R&D

... Economist Intelligence Unit. Sponsored by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the study called "The means to compete: Benchmarking IT industry competitiveness" has found that when compared to its Asia Pacific neighbours, Australia ranked third. The ...

Managed accounts move one step closer to benchmarking

... Institute of Managed Account Providers (iMAP) have formed a working group that will help develop the standards for benchmarking managed accounts (MAs), in a bid to help financial advisers compare MAs in a uniform format. Ratings agency Morningstar has ...

Advisers waiting for better SMAs: survey

... advisers), due for release next week. The 'supply' side SMA survey, titled the 2006 SMA Report: Technology Assessment and Benchmarking was conducted late last year where eight SMA products publicly available at the time where benchmarked to over 300 ...

Economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... charges have caused Australians to pay double what they should for their homes. The Warburton Hendy international tax benchmarking report concluded that the nation's transaction taxes tallied to 1.6 per cent of Australia's GDP compared with an average ...

Reverse mortgages not for inexperienced advisers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2006
... complex products." Williams is also pushing for uniform standards for the financial advice industry, in particular, benchmarking against ISO 22222. It is only from a comprehensive, universal and much more robust base that financial planners can look ...

Yes you can predict top performing funds, almost

... reveals that choosing super funds based upon long term returns may not be as heretical as it seems. In their latest Benchmarking report they report that provided you focus on long term return rankings there is a measurable and strong relationship between ...

Mercer to screen managers against ESG

... around 30 managers in Australia by the end of this year. This Mercer IC follows the release of 2005 Ethical Investment Benchmarking study, commissioned by the Ethical Investment Association, that showed a dramatic increase in the segment and wider acceptance ...

Perpetual overhauls Select Investment international

... different investment strategies. The Cundill Group, for example, does not rely on market timing nor does it believe in benchmarking. Meanwhile, Gryphon International Investment Corporation (GIIC), a Canadian company likes to invest in a concentrated ...