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Infra asset demand buoy CFS GAM and RARE

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
Global infrastructure funds managed by Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) and RARE Infrastructure have increased their teams on the back of fresh mandate wins. Colonial First State Global Asset Management's global listed infrastructure ...

Share plummet overplayed - fund managers

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
Fund managers remain cautiously optimistic for global growth despite the dramatic fall in global share prices sparked by the threat of nuclear catastrophe in Japan. A huge market sell off occurred yesterday afternoon when another explosion hit a Fukishima ...

Property funds urged to keep lid on gearing

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
Property investment portfolios should be geared at no higher than 30 per cent, according to real estate investment experts. Speaking at an IMCA seminar, both Leigh Gavin, senior consultant and head of property research at Frontier and Stephen Hiscock ...

Funds join forces for Asian growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
Boutique investment fund Eight Investment Partners (8IP) aims to use the integration of an Australian focused equities fund as a springboard for Asian investments. Atom Funds Management, a small cap Australian equities manager with around $70 million ...

Countplus buys super law firm

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
Countplus increases its presence in Western Australia with the acquisition of Perth-based legal business SuperGeneration by its WA subsidiary McDonald Pynt Lawyers (MPL). SuperGeneration will receive 533,600 Countplus shares, priced at $1.50 each, and ...

Super funds urge MySuper rethink

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
There are better ways to deliver the aims of MySuper than those currently being explored by the government, super fund experts said. Shifting the focus from fees to the total profit that funds extract from MySuper products and even limiting that amount ...

Advisers must justify complex products: ASIC

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
ASIC will clamp down on the misuse of Managed Discretionary Accounts (MDAs) and increase scrutiny on advisers recommending capital guaranteed funds. A growing number of advisers are offering structured capital protected and capital guaranteed products. ...

Fund managers to face new norm in liquidity

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
The rise of high frequency trading and new exchanges coming to Australia will force fund managers to become even more selective when choosing their brokers. While the challenges brought on by increased technology and trading venues are mainly shouldered ...

Zenith releases Aus Equity large cap review

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
Two funds were upgraded and two were downgraded in Zenith Investment Partners 2011 Australian large cap sector review. The core growth Schroder Wholesale Australian Equity Fund was upgraded to 'Highly Recommended' and the high alpha Patersons Wholesale ...

Vanguard saves $8.7m

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
Investors emerged with savings of $8.7 million from Vanguard's wholesale index fund in 2010, thanks to reduced spread costs. A crossing or 'special spread' saving occurs when monies to be invested in a Vanguard fund are used to meet client withdrawals ...