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Canadian pension fund returns topping 14 per cent

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007

... gain and outpacing the S&P TSX Composite by 1.3 per cent. Foreign stocks also did their part, pushing the four-year MSCI World Index to 14.2 per cent in Canadian dollar terms. Canadian pension funds also boosted returns by limiting their exposure to ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007

... Australian Stock Market rallied yesterday with in excess of a 100 stocks reaching year-long highs at a time when the MSCI World Index climbed to a similar high last reached in late February. Takeover activity of Coles, the Rinker Group and Qantas explained ...

Schroders casts net outside MSCI World

... further than Schroders Global Active Value, a fund that invests in shares outside the traditional global benchmark MSCI World Index. Schroders chief executive, Greg Cooper, said that one of the key issues raised at their roadshow for financial planners ...

More countries sign up for REITs

... global property are even better. The S&P/Citigroup World Property Broad Market Index returned 31.5 per cent versus the MSCI World Index return of 17.4 per cent. Harvey predicted the UK and Germany would be the next investment hotspots for REITs. "Germany ...

IXIS Loomis wins Telstra Super $100m mandate

KATE HAGE | THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006

... conviction concentrated portfolio of 40 to 50 global stocks. It is unhedged and aims to return 4 per cent above the MSCI World Index over a five year period. West added that the group has an intensive research process and looks at any high growth companies ...

Super funds keep tills ringing at Harris Alternatives

... Chicago-based firm returning an average annualised return of 11.74 per cent, net of all fees, since 1988. By comparison, the MSCI World composite index returned a lower 8.15 per cent over the same period. "It's also important for investors to know that ...

Global hedge funds up 7 per cent for the year: Greenwich-Van

... regular equities market, at least internationally. While the hedge fund index returned 7 per cent year-on-year, the MSCI World Equity Index could only muster 5.3 per cent, the S&P 500 could only achieve 4.9 per cent, the Russell 2000 could only score ...

New global dividend yield fund for ING

... already very positive. The portfolio of the fund will contain 90-120 mid-cap stocks and will be benchmarked to the MSCI World Index. ING's Brussels' based investment team will manage the fund, lead by Jorik van den Bos who will be supported by six portfolio ...

Orbis launches local fund

... investment of $2 million. "I don't see us going down the retail route anytime soon," Pretorious says. Its benchmark is the MSCI World Index (with net dividends reinvested) expressed in Australian dollars. Currency exposure will be managed relative to ...

MFS Global Equity Trust gets Morningstar seal of approval

... where it has outperformed the benchmark and its competitors. It delivered close to 5 per cent outperformance of the MSCI World ex-Australia Index on a five-year annualised basis as at 31 March 2005. This result was mainly driven by the manager's decision ...

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Vanguard to acquire custodian Altruist

KARREN VERGARA

Vanguard will acquire custodian and investment platform Altruist in a bid to expand into the American independent financial adviser market.

FAAA pushes to expand NCA to financial advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) said it will advocate strongly to expand the scope of the New Class of Advisers' to all financial advisers, which will currently be limited to only superannuation funds and life insurers.

SMSFA appoints head of professional standards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

The Self-Managed Super Fund Association (SMSFA) has appointed Keddie Waller as the head of professional standards.

UniSuper unlocks close to $15k for members moving into retirement

MATTHEW WAI

Eligible UniSuper members will receive a tax-free bonus of up to $14,700 when they move into retirement phase from October 1.

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