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Intech shifts focus to after-tax

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... investment and consulting division Intech has added a new structure to its $1.8 billion multi-manager Australian Shares Active Trust, focusing on boutiques and after-tax returns. The shift to boutiques comes after Intech's own research suggested the ...

To tailor or not to tailor

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... client meant some could end up overwhelmed and in trouble when volatility hit. "Realistically, if you call yourself an active planner, how do you actively get in and service 250, 300 or even 500 clients on that sort of system [of unstructured, ad-hoc ...

Investors Accru SMAs

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
High net worth advice specialists Accru Financial Planning (AFP) have partnered with BlackRock to offer Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) on its menu. Director Matthew Kidd said BlackRock's size and international reach, including the future inclusion ...

AIG auctions ManU FC jersey for charity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
AIG Life is running a silent auction of a Manchester United soccer jersey that has been signed by the whole 2007 football team, with proceeds going to the Reach Foundation, a charity that works with young people around Australia. The Reach Foundation ...

Perpetual rejigs wealth and asset mgmt arms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
... deliver on our strategy." The Australian equities division now makes up the company's funds management activities, both active and qualitative for institutional and advised customers. The income and multi-sector unit covers cash, fixed interest, mortgage ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
... 7,497.74 points. PARIS - The CAC-40 index dropped 27.05 points to 5,538.92 points. TOKYO - Stocks finished up on a weaker yen, active buying of futures, and gains by exporters such as Sony Corp Sapporo Holdings Ltd. The benchmark Nikkei lifted 306.23 ...

Core-satellite investing gets the balance right

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2007
... the individual investor. "The key is to use indexing as a central building block of a portfolio and then finding quality active managers to add alpha or outperformance to the satellite component of the portfolio," Michael Houlihan, manager of retail ...

Bridges over fresh waters

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... Property Securities got the seal of approval. In global shares, Rubicon International Leaders Fund and Schroders Global Active Value Funds got the nod. Justin McLaughlin, head of research at Bridges Financial Services, said the reason behind the new ...

The real choice battlefront: direct versus intermediated

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
... of millions of electronic superannuation payments paid through their clearing services information hubs into 1.3 million active superannuation accounts by 40,000 employers. It shows that while the top 40 super funds by member market share held 88 per ...

The great Australian FM shuffle

... the fund manager style. In terms of the portfolio, S&P noted that when large numbers of senior staff leave, the largest active positions in a fund are often wound down until a replacement is found. "This means investors are paying active management fees ...