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RaboPlus adds index funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
RaboPlus has added eight Vanguard Investments index funds to the firm's platform and is halving the brokerage across all the fund manager's products till the end of July. The firm's platform now includes the Vanguard Australian Shares Index fund; Australian ...

PIS is not part of sale: NAB

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
Aviva Australia's more than 20 per cent stake in Professional Investment Services (PIS) was not part of the NAB deal announced yesterday, creating an opening for a new ownership structure at the dealer group. PIS, one of Australia's largest dealer groups ...

S&P rates former CS funds 'four stars'

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
Standard & Poor's assigned five former Credit Suisse international equity funds a 'four stars' rating after the funds shifted to Aberdeen Asset Management's model portfolio. The ratings upgrade comes after Aberdeen Asset Management confirmed the funds ...

Active manager mandates to increase: Mercer

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... Mercer, one of the country's largest asset consultants, is advising its institutional clients to allocate more funds with active managers to capture the one-off abnormal returns coming out of stockmarkets as they switch into recovery mode. Simon Eagleton ...

...and what it means for Australian instos

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... solutions to clients." Based on both of the firm's track record, the combined group will have a strong suite of products across active, passive and scientific investments in equities, fixed income and alternatives.

BlackRock to buy Barclays Global Investors...

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... than 9,000 employees in 24 countries. BlackRock chairman and chief executive Laurence D. Fink notes the combination of active and passive investment products will boost their tailored portfolios for institutional and retail clients. "The thought leadership ...

Legalsuper hires investment expert

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... their default option, said the fund. "Our latest member research showed that almost 50 per cent of our members take an active interest in investment performance," said Proebstl. Hathaway will attend all Investment Committee meetings and also Board meetings ...

SuperTrace wins Heron award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... data-match lost members against their customer information databases. The 2009 Heron Partnership report found SuperTrace's 'active and continuing marketing campaign to find lost members' alongside the support it offers through its website, an important ...

Global infra funds fall short

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... placed on "hold" because the fund manager did not have a product to invest in. Overall, the report found a strong case for active management as highlighted by the difference in returns across the sector. The research firm said global listed infrastructure ...

AustralianSuper saves $4m per year

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
The $28 billion AustralianSuper could reap $4 million in savings a year following the fund's increasing shift from active to passive investment mandates. Elana Rubin, chair of the industry fund and a speaker at yesterday's Australian Institute of Superannuation ...