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Homegrown manager bags global award

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... also generated positive returns in 77 per cent of months. The fund invests in events such as mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, capital management initiatives, index changes, equity capital arbitrage or holding company arbitrage.

Vanguard cuts costs on intl equities ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... down based on market share goals or revenue targets," he said. "This fee reduction is a function of Vanguard's mutual corporate structure in the US which allows economies-of-scale savings to be passed along to our investors in the form of lower expense ...

Funds delivering 12.5% for past 12 months

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... albeit that is only on par with inflation. Not-for-profit funds achieved 12 month returns of 12.7% and retail funds (ie corporate master trusts) achieved 12 month returns of 12.4%. The segment gap is thus 0.3 percentage points, less than a quarter its ...

Strong result for AIA

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... is the country's largest group life insurer by market share and works closely with major financial institutions and corporate partners.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... several major companies reported better-than-expected financial results during the morning, providing further momentum. "Corporate reports seem to be okay today, and reporting this month has been in line with expectations, with the odd surprise and the ...

Ex-Macq banker to head retirement home company

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... executive director of specialist and advisory consulting firm Penmarric Capital which provides strategic advice and corporate financial services. Penmarric worked with Masonic Capital last year when it sold its aged care business for $60 million to Adelaide-based ...

Telstra Super reappoints David Leggo independent chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... continue to work with management and staff to bring these to fruition," Leggo said. Telstra Super is Australia's larges corporate super fund with over 100,000 members and over $13 billion of funds. Membership is open to current Telstra Group employees ...

Two liquidators punished by ASIC

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
Australia's corporate watchdog has taken action against two liquidators in separate cases. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) yesterday said that it had accepted an enforceable undertaking from Sydney liquidator Ian Struthers ...

Accountants in demand

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... has revealed. The Clarius Skills Index for December shows that accountants, along with engineers, IT professionals, corporate services managers are in high demand across the country. The Clarius Skills Index for December also shows an ongoing shortfall ...

Morningstar Australia announces 2013 award winners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... multi-sector and emerging manager. Focus on quality underpinned the firm's success, while careful management of wider corporate challenges to reduce the impact on managed fund investors reflected well on the manager's underlying processes, noted the ...