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The missing link

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013

ETF market closes in on $9 billion milestone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... rules-based index strategies do away with flawed market capitalisation weighted indexes in favour of more attractive investment metrics such as dividends. "Investments utilising Smart Beta strategies have gained traction, mainly in the US, but are relatively ...

Challenger listed property division profits up 9%

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... years we'll continue to focus on our three-pronged strategy: to enhance the composition of our portfolio, improve leasing metrics and provide active capital management. We have a strong track record of executing on each of these three objectives," Hardie ...

Westpac to use Morningstar's equity tech tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... tool sends daily emails to investors with equity data and content including earnings announcements, dividends, valuation metrics, market commentary, investment articles, and videos. There is also customised content for individual client portfolios and ...

Slow growth and regulatory burden top insurance industry fears

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... Pacific insurance leader Paul Clark added: "Today's insurers are enabling advances in product development through new metrics and social media tools, promoting the advantages of insurance to a younger audience and better interacting with customers approaching ...

IOOF invests $75m in syndicated loan market

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... become one of the first non-bank participants in the syndicated loan market through its $75 million investment in the Metrics Credit Partners Diversified Australia Senior Loan Fund. Metrics Credit Partners provides exposure to syndicated loans to Australian ...

Rice Warner nabs former Pillar COO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... service offerings, including online calculators, member benefit projections. He will also work on a new online industry metrics tool allowing superannuation funds to compare themselves to their peer group. Pillar has not announced the appointment of ...

Lonsec expects growth in smart beta ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... from capitalisation weighted indices reflect active investment decisions," Elsworth said. Fundamental indexing, based on metrics such as book value or balance sheets, and low-volatility indexing are two of the most popular products on the market.

VC funds outperform, punch above their weight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... largest VC-backed companies alone spent $1.4 billion in R&D between 2005 and 2011," Dr Woodthorpe said. Despite these metrics venture capital is currently a low priority for institutional super fund investors due to its perceived higher risk and longer ...

Windham looks to bring systemic risk strategy to Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... continued. "The market also shrugged off the US fiscal cliff scenario at the turn of the year." According to Windham's metrics, systemic risk has been quote low in the market since February 2012 and, low-and-behold, during that period there has not been ...