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Super funds shouldn't abandon small-cap active managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... turning to low-cost index solutions, Frost says that small-caps is one area where management still gets out-sourced. "It's pretty hard to outperform in big caps because there are so many analysts and everyone has access to the same information," he explained. ...

ASX favourites likely to dish more cash in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... excess cash," said Ng. "The Flight Centre is another example. It's made so much money from the high Aussie dollar and has pretty much reached the limits of its expansion without changing tack and pushing into overseas markets. I find it difficult to ...

Early engagement key to next-gen wealth transfer

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... bring their children to meetings where we discuss the impact of the donation and how it is measured. Some children are pretty direct and even ask pretty searching questions themselves."

Bear market end in sight: AMP Capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
There are some pretty good signs that the secular bear market may be coming to an end, according to AMP Capital's Shane Oliver. Since the galling crash of the dotcom bubble in the summer of 2000, the stock market has struggled to provide investors with ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... not reach a compromise. "We did take a bit of a positive lead from the close of the US session," he said. "We did see a pretty strong recovery in the US after there was some optimism around US fiscal cliff negotiations between the Republicans and the ...

Sometimes, directors just need to say 'no'

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... also said it helps to have some directors who have been "through some wars." "During the global financial crisis, it was pretty obvious who ran for the doors," she said. Often, it's also invaluable to have a board that is still in touch with the organisation's ...

Don't ignore Lifecycle Funds: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... option for their MySuper product. Mercer's Corporate Super Trust launched a default Lifecycle Fund in July last year, and "pretty much all four of the big banks will launch one under MySuper," Mathers said. "They [the banks] will probably have a pretty ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... adviser Bruce Smith said trading had been lacklustre as investors waited to see if the US could avoid the fiscal cliff. "It's pretty anaemic at the moment," he said. "I think it's really just the issue of the fiscal cliff in the US and until such time ...

Big four prepare market for annus horribilis 2013

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... lower-growth, lower-leverage equilibrium," he said. "Given the difficult hand the banks have had to play, the revenue outcomes are pretty solid for the full year. The main issue going forward will be whether that big rise in trading income is sustainable. ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... of the nation turned their attention to activities at Melbourne's Flemington racecourse. "The volumes recently have been pretty modest anyway so I suspect that today they are going to be super modest," RBS Morgans equities director Bill Chatterton said. ...