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Ignore economics, investors are herders

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
Investment finance and economics are driven by very different principles and analysts and market watchers who think otherwise are making a huge mistake, according to a new study published in the Journal of Behavioral Finance. In particular, The Financial/Economic ...

InvestorWeb research for sale?

It is understood that the sale document for InvestorWeb, the managed funds research arm of IWL, is circulating in the market two months after IWL divested its financial software business VisiPlan. As reported previously by Financial Standard, InvestorWeb ...

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 ...

Inalytics wins first Aussie mandate

One of the largest fund managers in the country Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has appointed the local arm of London-based research consultancy group Inalytics to help analyse fund managers' investment skills within QIC's portfolios. "In a ...

Sunsuper seals admin deal with a twist

While many financial planners are moving towards the fixed fee model, fund administration services providers are running in the opposite direction, as evident from the recent Sunsuper and Citistreet deal. Sunsuper has continued its contract with fund ...

Public companies should learn from private equity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
Public companies could emulate the perceived success of private equity if their boards were allowed to be more independent and they were empowered to manage companies more actively, including using more leverage. "Industry wide outcomes are mixed, but ...

Westpac structured equities team moves over to CommSec

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
Westpac's structured equity investments team, led by Suzanne Salter and Mogsheen Jadwat, after quitting the bank on Friday, are moving to CommSec so they can help muscle up CommSec's structured products department. Salter and Jadwat, who started working ...

BT Wrap technology in full throttle

BT Wrap is cranking up its technological capabilities so that financial planners can use its platform faster, cheaper and easier. Jeroen Buwalda, head of BT Wrap product development, said that BT has several initiatives in the pipeline to make BT Wrap ...

Caught in the Web 2.0

Fund managers and financial planners should start using social computing tools such as wikis and blogs to engage investors and retain staff, said technology expert and Longhaus' managing director, Peter Carr. Speaking at the Rainmaker Marketing Symposium ...

Boomers can be choosers

Investment product design expert Paul Resnik has urged financial planners to abandon traditional methods of providing financial advice if they want to establish a meaningful relationship with their clients. Speaking at the Rainmaker Marketing Symposium ...