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Time to lift operational reserves: Mercer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... preferred figure already averages about 0.6 per cent. This amount does not include any reserving for investment underperformance or smoothing. In another thorn in the side of boutique super funds, Mercer said smaller funds should put even more aside. ...

Solaris struggles to find local gems

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
... the 2008/09 financial year. While posting a loss for the financial year, the fund manager said short periods of underperformance have never impacted its ability to deliver consistent outperformance on a rolling three-year basis, according to a statement. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
... Morgans Brisbane director of equities Bill Chatterton said the local market was performing solidly, despite the underperformance of the banks. "It is basically across the board, with the only sector that is not joining in that is the finance sector," ...

Asia primed for investments

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... in the short-term. Other potentially bullish signals include an oversold Euro, overbought Yen, China A-Share underperformance, heightened volatility levels, and a generally bearish consensus bias on earnings and global macro trends. "We now see a high ...

Planners sidelined for self-investing strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... felt their investments have fallen in the past 12 months. "The people we are talking to are putting the blame of underperformance firmly in the advisers, be they fund managers or accountants or brokers," said Alan Shields, research director for Retail ...

EQT reopens small companies fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... manager. The move follows increasing interest from existing and potential investors, said EQT. "After a period of underperformance, the fund has had a very strong year, returning 68.79 per cent (after fees) for the year ended 31 October 2009 and outperforming ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... four and five per cent - across the property sector which is a welcome return... for them after a long period of underperformance," he said. CFS Retail Property Trust advanced 1.5 cents, or 0.78 per cent to $1.945, while Commonwealth Property Office ...

Solaris performance fee option wins $1bn from instos

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... Accumulation Index. This performance fee is paid annually. In addition, the fund manager's report on the option said any underperformance must be made up before a performance fee is payable. The fund manager has the "capacity" to manage up to $2 billion ...

Sucked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
... and...nobody knows. And while investment managers sit and wait for the 'second coming,' they increase the risk of underperformance. There goes their bonuses, maybe even their jobs. And indications are that the big bust's 'second coming' won't come for ...

Active members can cause asset allocation headache

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... contribution system where employees tend to make asset allocation decisions, which has resulted in significant underperformance over the long term. "I propose to you that attempts to educate the vast majority of members to make more investment decisions ...