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Resolution Capital opens US office with senior hire

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... Global REIT strategy outperformed its benchmark by more than 6.5% per annum since its inception in December 2006 and was the top-performing long-only Global REIT strategy over the three and four year periods to 30 June 2011, according to eVestment Alliance. ...

Fund managers beat the index but only just

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
The average fund manager has outperformed Australian equity markets in the past year, but fees put their returns behind the index, research house Mercer said yesterday. After a difficult three months of trade, Mercer's sector survey for July found that ...

Lost GPS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... hang over financial markets' head like Damocles' Sword until it's resolved once and for all - or it blows up completely. To top it all, there's now this worldwide antipathy towards debt and deficits. When John Maynard Keynes put forth the "paradox of ...

Trading volatility can protect portfolio from big swings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... Volatility products can be successfully used to protect a portfolio against the turmoil striking international share markets, a top executive from the Chicago Board Options Exchange said yesterday. Volatility as measured by the CBOE volatility index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... 3,208.617 after opening down 1.77 per cent. Strong profits from Mainfreight, Steel & Tube, ANZ Office Trust and Telstra on top of strong bank results earlier in the week helped sentiment.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... measures to slash France's public deficit amid fears that France could be the next country after the United States to suffer a top credit-rating downgrade. "There's certainly going to be negative sentiment and we're likely to be in strongly negative ...

VicSuper nabs three sustainability awards

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... was the overall winner for the best sustainability report award, of which VicSuper was a runner-up. AGL Energy received the top spot in three categories; best sustainability report, best ASX Top-50 report and best report in the energy sector. VicSuper ...

Hedge fund forum to tackle tough questions

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
Economic opportunities in the $1.3 trillion superannuation industry, the regulatory environment and opportunities for hedge funds in Asia are all up for discussion in the upcoming AIMA Australia Australian Hedge Fund Forum. On September 13, AIMA Australia ...

Goodbye or good buy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... 6.66% dive took the S&P 500 index's total losses to 11.2% over the past three trading days - the most since November 2008. To top it all, reports say that all 500 names in the S&P 500 index saw red. As an aside '666' marked the S&P 500's bottom in March ...

Capital protected products shine in gloom

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... the interest and insurance on the loan will outstrip the investment return. The loans last up to five years and cover the top 50 ASX stocks. Jadwat said advisers were wanting high-yield investments. "There are clients sitting on the sidelines and waiting ...