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AMP gives $2.8 billion to two new managers

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... management team was selected for their emphasis on dividend yields, Athukorala said. "We were looking for a manager that places emphasis on dividend yield," he said. "We believe going forward that dividend yield is likely to play a larger role in total ...

Riots turn fund managers to risk review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... insurance. Africa Trade Insurance, a firm which underwrites expropriation, war, sabotage, political risk and general mayhem in places like the DRC - where the threat of coup is imminent - said it uses its ownership structure to help protect its clientele. ...

Advisers must deliver alpha

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... investors might achieve on their own without professional guidance. "A value proposition based on outperforming the market places the adviser at a meaningful disadvantage," said Kinniry. "Not only does success depend on factors outside of the adviser's ...

Legalsuper employer contribs jump 15 pc

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... to large multi-industry funds because of our close association with and knowledge of, the legal profession. This better places us to provide the high levels of personal service that legal professionals want, including grassroots education programs, workplace ...

Rise of 'climate sensitive' asset allocation: Mercer

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... and acting in beneficiaries long term financial interests. This will have profound implications for fiduciary duties and places a clear obligation to increase analysis of the consequences of climate change for portfolio management," said Bruce Duguid ...

APRA releases 2010 fund level returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... funds are the corporate funds Goldman Sachs, CommBank Officers and Worsely Alumina. Sitting in fourth, fifth and sixth places are the industry funds UniSuper, Maritime Super and Electricity Supply Qld. The best retail funds were Perpetual Investor Choice ...

Middle East mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... which still remain uncertain. This would likely pass but now we've been put on notice that moles could pop up at times and places we don't expect.

Tax reforms bolster local funds management

MEDIA RELEASES  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... but can potentially tax the investment income of the fund even when the investor has no real presence in Australia. This places Australian fund managers at a disadvantage to foreign funds, in many cases. John Brogden, chief executive of the Financial ...

IRESS to launch iPad-friendly XPLAN

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... face-to-face," said Michael Kinens, senior business development executive of IRESS. "It will mean that they can be in a lot more places with a lot less equipment," said Kinens, who said that the new version of the solution would enable advisers to run ...

AIA wins $160m Sunsuper mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... effective July next year, and is expected to general annual insurance premiums of around $160 million per year. The win places AIA in the top spot as Australia's largest group insurer, with 28 per cent market share by members, according to Rainmaker ...