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Common sense rules in portfolio construction

... Minnett, did the research as part of his PhD at Macquarie University. Among other things, he tested the industry's yard stick Sharpe Ratio, used by fund managers to demonstrate their 'superior' construction skills. The Sharpe Ratio measures the trade ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
The Australian share market is expected to firmer as the positive momentum from Friday and solid offshore leads help to underpin expectations of further gains to open the week. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was 30 points ...

Daily economic update

The US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index fell to 55.2 in March from 56.7 in the previous month. This is below market expectations for an increase to 57.7. The latest result indicates that the US manufacturing sector continues ...

Woolies goes shopping and finds AMP

In a major corporate super master trust churn, Woolworths Group Superannuation Scheme (WGSS) has signed on with AMP's Signature Super Master Trust, leaving behind Mercer after a four month review. After receiving detailed proposals from AMP and Mercer ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker as a poor lead from the US is expected to spark some profit taking, although precious metal stocks are likely to be firmer after a strong performance overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Weekly economic roundup

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Ian Macfarlane's speech before the Economics Society of Australia reaffirmed the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit's view that the central bank is unlikely to alter domestic monetary policy settings through ...

Funds management industry set for generational change

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2005
For an industry which barely caused a ripple 25 years ago, managed funds have become an $840 billion behemoth in Australia. But with an ageing population whose superannuation makes up 78 per cent of funds under management and a financially sophisticated ...

S&P has a strong belief in K2AM

Standard & Poor's (S&P) have given K2AM's capabilities in the Australian shares -hedge fund sector a 'strong' rating. "At our recent site visit we observed a clearly articulated investment philosophy and style, including the methodology for stock selection ...

APRA bolsters research team

APRA has upgraded its research team with the appointments of Dr Neil Esho, Professor Ian Sharpe and Dr Wilson Sy to its in-house research unit. APRA's chairman John Laker said applied research is critical in helping APRA identify some of the risk issues ...

Babcock & Brown announces board

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2004
... The independent non-executive directors are Elizabeth Nosworthy who will be deputy chairman, and Ian Martin and Michael Sharpe. Nosworthy is currently chairman of Commander Communications and Stanwell Corporation and a director of GPT Management and ...