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AX investing takes hold

It might be early days for active extension (AX) investing, but based on the interest being shown by institutional investors both in the US and Australia it could soon be part of the mainstream. "We are very surprised by how advanced Australia is in ...

Opus appoints senior officers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
... per cent of the company's shares to the public, adding 500 new shareholders to its register. Opus Capital Group has 14 active funds and an asset portfolio in excess of $500 million under management delivering a combination of tax advantaged income and ...

Challenger teams up with Colony

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... investment options will provide us with firm injection of capital," a Challenger spokesperson said. "Colony wants to take an active interest in Challenger operations and that is why those shares were offered," she added. Meanwhile, Colony Capital spokesperson ...

Margin calls on tech watch

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
... Investment Group said last week, with volatile markets, they noticed an increase in margin calls. "People were taking a pro-active role in the way their margin investments were running by calling through-out the day so we could advise them on their options," ...

Active fund tax burden costs 4pc of returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
The extra tax burden of active investing could cost up to $38,000 for a top marginal tax bracket investor with $500,000 in investments, according to Vanguard research. Vanguard's head of retail Robin Bowerman said that while super funds enjoyed concessional ...

New product drive independence: Cerulli

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2007
The plethora of new products now available in the investment market means independent and untied advice is the preferred model, according to the latest Cerulli US report on the state of their intermediary markets. "The ever-increasing menu of product ...

Three stars for Japan

... benefits of having a large parent overseeing administration, compliance, and head-office functions." "Investors are paying for active management with this fund, with the management expense ratio above the average for the sector, so it is good to see ...

Advance Asset addresses Boston Co staff departures

... analysis-driven team, the funds' performance returns won't be affected the way they would be if the funds were based on active stockpicking strategies. In Australia, Advance Asset's international shares funds (managed by BCAM), hold $1.3 billion in retail ...

Sunsuper awards $580m mandate to US endowment fund

Sunsuper has appointed Makena Capital Management, a US-based pioneer in private endowment investing, to manage $580 million (US$500 million) of its portfolio. Under the agreement, Sunsuper and Makena Capital will work collaboratively on investment strategy ...

CFDs move from off-market to exchange

With the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) planning to open a contracts for difference (CFDs) exchange in two month's time, investment house ABN AMRO gets in first with the launch of its own branded listed CFDs. The group has today listed around ...