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Virgin Super zooms to top quartile

Virgin Super climbs up the Rainmaker Data performance tables to rank 30th out of over 200 competing products, another proof that index investing delivers value-for-money to investors. Launched in July 2005, Virgin Super offers two products, one for ...

Mariner's US property trust keeps growing

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007

Mariner's Australian Stock Exchange listed American Property Income Trust has made another acquisition in the hot US office property sector as it continues on its growth trajectory. The Mariner fund has entered into a contract to buy a six storey multi-tenant ...

UK funds earn 8.8 per cent

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007

Mellon Analytical Solutions (MAS) estimates that the average UK pension fund returned 8.8 per cent for the year ending 31 December 2006, the fourth consecutive calendar year of positive investment performance. Over four years to December, Mellon said ...

Canadian pension funds score 12.9 per cent

Canadian pension funds returned a healthy 12.9 per cent for their CAD$340 billion in funds under management in the year ended 31 December 2006, according to global investor services group RBC Dexia Investor Services. "With many of the world's major ...

Ex-FAI financial controller sentenced

Antony Boulden, 42, a former financial controller of the corporate and professional insurance division of FAI General Insurance Company (FAIG), was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment to be served by periodic detention. Boulden was sentenced after earlier ...

Private equity capital raising breaks $4bn for 2005-06

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006

Private equity funds invested $2.3 billion into target companies while raising $4.1 billion in new capital raisings in the 12 months to 30 June 2006. Thomson Financial, working with the Australian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (AVCAL) ...

Aust Unity integrates and posts solid profit growth

Funds management, health and retirement group Australian Unity has posted a pre-tax profit of $28.2 million for the year ended June 2006, up 42 per cent from $19.8 million in the previous year. The results included the first full year contribution from ...

Small Macq delivers big returns

Mercer has ranked Macquarie Small Company fund as the number one performing small cap fund manager of 2006 after the fund posted a high 40.6 per cent return, before tax and fees, for the year ended June 30, 2006. Portfolio manager Neil Carter said the ...

Big gaps in performance between managers

KATE HAGE | WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006

Morningstar's league tables for the year ending 30 June 2006 showed strong performances, but a wide spread, in large cap managers, while value managers continued to struggle. Outperforming the market, which did 24.02 per cent over the year to 30 June ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2006

... per cent). Australia is unlikely to achieve the target to purchase and sell at least 89 million litres of biofuel by year end as the present level is at about 40 million litres. Annual capacity is now at about 110 litres. Yesterday's failed $1 billion ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA

Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA

ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI

KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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