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Innovative income fund pays dividends

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... over time." Given that franking credits and buy-backs are most beneficial to zero tax payers, Hamson says the focus on this class of investor made it possible to tailor their investment strategy to truly maximize after-tax returns - without making compromises. ...

QE3 will be different

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
The Federal Reserve's new easing programme, know as QE3, could be different from the first two rounds due to a stronger global economy and improvements within the US housing market, Fidelity said. According to Core Logic the level of negative equity ...

Investors warned on VIX futures

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... because you cannot go direct to market and buy one unit of volatility in the way you can buy one share it is a "hidden asset class" which means transacting an effective strategy requires a multi-faceted active approach. Most investors have touched volatility ...

BlackRock to focus on model-based fixed income inv

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
Multinational fund manager BlackRock is increasingly focusing on a model-driven approach of fixed income investing for its clients in Australia and overseas, as it believes this is the method of the 21 st century. BlackRock describes model-based fixed ...

CBA proffers Storm settlement

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... suffered by CBA customers who borrowed from the bank to invest through Storm, including CBA customers who are members of a class action against the bank which is running concurrently. The $136 million is in addition to payments of approximately $132 ...

ipac securities awards Vinva $1.2bn mandate

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... and technical factors that help predict future share movements. Rogers said that, Aussie equities is an important asset class in his fund from an allocation perspective. "In a balanced fund we currently have about 31% of capital allocated to Aussie equities. ...

J.P. Morgan buys into online shopping

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... investment capital will be used to further expand the e-tailer's presence in the region and target the growing young middle-class within a population of more than 600 million people.

Altius: Role of fixed interest hazy

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... understand the role and benefits of fixed interest in a portfolio because of the statistical and complex nature of this asset class, according to an industry expert. There is increasing evidence that many investors are confused by what fixed interest ...

No mandates lost over hybrid model: AustSuper

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
AustralianSuper today said that no mandates would be lost, as it moves to bring the management of 30% of its investments in house over the next five years. AustralianSuper wants to manage funds internally, starting with the management of its Australian ...

IFM appoints global head of marketing

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
Industry Funds Management has appointed former Ernst & Young executive Wade Smith to the role of global head of marketing. Based in Melbourne, Smith will take responsibility for designing and executing IFM's global marketing strategy, product development ...