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Four pillars policy no longer relevant

Westpac chief executive David Morgan has lambasted the government's 'four pillars policy', suggesting it would only make the country's four largest banks, Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, NAB and Westpac more vulnerable to foreign ownership. Speaking at the ...

No multi-sector managers deserve five-stars: S&P

S&P Fund Services has awarded 28 multi-sector fund managers with a four-star rating but stopped short of recommending any of the fund managers among the 250 multi-sector funds analysed with the coveted five-star badge. The 2007 multisector report was ...

Scientific investing wins big

The number of institutional investors embracing quantitative fund products has jumped in recent years with quant manager Barclays Global Investors (BGI) Australia reporting a five-fold increase in funds under management (FUM) to $50 billion since 2000. ...

More alpha through lower trading costs: BGI

Fund managers can increase their 'alpha' returns not just through their stock picking skills but also through their ability to forecast trading costs, according to a new study. Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has released a report that shows reduced ...

Asset Super takes cash and splits

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2007
Asset Super has taken a $110 million cash mandate from Macquarie Treasury Fund and split it between ING's active Enhanced Cash fund and Perpetual's passively managed Exact Cash fund. The move sees 55 per cent of the mandate go to ING, while 45 per cent ...

European vacation for investor capital

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2007
The world economy may no longer revolve around the US as investors' eyes turn elsewhere - US investors are finally noticing Europe's investment image makeover with some Western European economies proving particularly attractive. Where America has often ...

Barclays to buy ABN AMRO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
... will own approximately 52 per cent of the new company, called Barclays Plc. While the merger will not significantly alter Barclay's Australian market ranking in terms of local FUM, ABN AMRO's $6 billion in Australian FUM (Rainmaker December quarter figures) ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
The Australian Bureau of Statistics today releases highly anticipated Consumer Price Index data, which the market will look to for an indication of future monetary policy and a direction on official interest rates. In company news, Caltex today hosts ...

Global indexing hits $6.4 trillion

Passive investing is now a $6.4 trillion industry with new themes emerging such as the push for riskier products and the rise of alternative asset classes, according to a new survey. Pensions & Investments, a US based investments publication conducted ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks were boosted by merger and acquisition activity. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0836 AEDT, the June share price index contract was up 30 points to 5,941. The speculation fuelling ...