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CareSuper to shed mandates

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... it no longer requires, said CareSuper chief executive Julie Lander. "We are in the process of working through each asset class with the aim of combining the portfolios with managers deemed best able to meet our objectives. "The process is expected to ...

New after-tax system for Qantas Super

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... in after-tax investing, benchmarking and reporting capabilities. Portfolio structure, including active/passive and asset class strategy decisions, can be altered when tax impacts are understood, said Scott Lawrence, managing director of Parametric Australia. ...

Multi-asset funds react to lack of diversification

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... retirement, multi-asset fund providers are undergoing a mind shift. "There is little doubt that traditional multi-asset class funds disappointed during the global financial crisis," said Stewart Gault, senior analyst at Lonsec Research. Once regarded ...

Future Fund to buy airport assets

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... Athens that it holds through a 40% equity stake in HOCHTIEF Airport Capital. It also has 6.25% of the equity and all of the Class B preference shares in Statewide Roads Limited. The sale still needs the approval of AIX shareholders at an Extraordinary ...

PwC partner banned from auditing

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
A Melbourne partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers has been banned from auditing until 2015, said the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC). The corporate watch dog accepted an enforceable undertaking from former Centro auditor Stephen Cougle ...

Investor cash obsession worries wealth creators

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... to combat the problem except pointing out the risks of being cashed up. "You can't leave all your money in any one asset class for any long period of time because asset classes have a habit of cycling in and out of favour and only the lucky get the timing ...

Asset consultants influence to grow amid industry change

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... superannuation funds are allocated, asset consultants clearly wield the power. Capable of turning the market with an asset class change-of-heart and able to determine the success or failure of fund managers desperate to get a foothold in the market ...

BTIM launches emerging market strategy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... recognise the benefits of investing in emerging markets characterised by strongly growing economies with a rise in the middle class which is expected to boost consumer spending." The Fund is designed for investors who want the potential for long-term ...

Fund flows up after tax changes

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... study is the first time meaningful data has been produced on the trends of investment flows into Australia by region, asset class and investor type, said the FSC. From 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2011, investment in Australia via Managed Investment ...

Market anxiety shrouds SMSF appetite for equities

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... the last 12 months has reduced the attractiveness of fixed interest, which saw a sharp fall in allocation to this asset class in the quarter," he continued. LaGreca said that SMSF trustees have not been deterred by new stringent rules, introduced over ...