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Infra posts 18 pct returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
Unlisted infrastructure returned 18% post fees in the 12 months to end September, outperforming all other asset classes except for global equities and so demonstrated its countercyclical credentials. The results are contained in a new index released ...

NAB wealth returns "below acceptable levels"

LAURA MILLAN & AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... (NAB) net profit for the year to September 30 was down 1.1%, with chief executive Andrew Thorburn saying that NAB Wealth returns were "below acceptable levels." NAB's net profit was $5.295 billion, down 1.1% from $5.355 billion a year ago. The group's ...

SMSFs up weighting to international shares

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... super fund (SMSF) trustees have upped their international equity exposures as low interest rates continue to weigh on cash returns, according to the latest Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey. In the June quarter 2014, cash holdings in SMSFs reached ...

Triple3 volatility fund added to Macquarie Wrap platform

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... institutional clients. The fund, which is distributed by Grant Samuel Funds Management (GSFM), aims to generate long-term absolute returns with its volatility-focused strategy to capture alpha from highly liquid exchange traded VIX options. "Volatility ...

Australian Ethical FUM grows 8% in Sept quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
Australian Ethical's recent returns experience and increased net flows have seen its funds under management rise by more than 8% in the September quarter, bringing it just short of the $1 billion mark. The fund added $72 million to its FUM over the ...

Instos too slow to make investment decisions

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
Institutions are turning increasingly to alternative assets in a bid to boost returns but many are too slow in changing their asset allocation, according to the latest AMP Capital Institutional Investor Report. Almost half (46%) of the global survey ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
The share market is higher at noon as investors continue to buy shares with high returns, particularly the big banks. CMC Markets analyst Michael McCarthy said some investors were buying because they believe weak global growth prospects mean stimulus ...

Better corporate cash management lifts returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... risks, impacting their financial performance and in turn costing investors and super fund members foregone investment returns. A survey of corporate treasuries conducted by the institutional bank BNP Paribas has found that almost one third understand ...

PROFILE: Goldman Sachs Asset Management head of fixed income for Asia-Pacific Philip Moffitt

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... simple pot luck. Mark Smith reports. Active asset management is an industry built on the central pillar that market-beating returns can be achieved by very skilled professionals and not, as passive fund proponents would assert, by lucky ones. It is therefore ...

Global deflation - the next worry?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... it's time for the 'powers that be' to craft a new experiment in economic stimulation... before the 'law of diminishing returns' catches up with them and deflationary expectations become entrenched.