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IFSA lines up against Labor on voting and disclosure

... corporate governance," Gilbert said. IFSA said that fund managers, largely on behalf of superannuation investors, are already active in the corporate governance of companies in which they invest. Fund managers account for approximately 24 per cent of ...

Perpetual launches two new Australian equity wholesale funds

Perpetual Investments has launched two new wholesale Australian equity funds that will allow it to employ short-selling and borrowing strategies, it announced today. Perpetual said the Wholesale SHARE-PLUS expands on the investment approach for Perpetual's ...

Morningstar gives three stars to Dimensional's MLC mandate

... small size is a risk for fund investors going forward, although being a passive manager, this risk is less than for an active manager." The appeal of DFA, Morningstar said, was using its highly style dependent product to complement other approaches ...

Unemployment rate falls to 6% in February: ABS

John Fernando Australia's unemployment rate fell 0.1% from January to 6% in February, but the number of people in work has actually decreased, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The total number of people ...

Investors shy away from risk as losses kick in: AIM

Paul Cully Increasingly demanding investors are showing greater reluctance to risk and are actively seeking out 'alternative' investments to stem the losses from two miserable years on equity markets, according to Mark Beveridge of boutique manager ...

Financial planners must raise their game on advice, fees: Morgan

... required to ensure the quality and independence of advice and the transparency of fees and commissions. And we need to play an active part in improving broad-based consumer knowledge in this area and allowing greater choice by individuals in where and ...

Zurich appoints ex-Deutsche economist as director of investments

... investment consultant. A part of Drennan's new role will also be to improve ZSFA's profile in the market. "Drennan will be very active in communicating with the market about Zurich's investment management capabilities, particularly as it relates to the ...

BlackRock wins $330 million UniSuper fixed income mandate

Paul Cully UniSuper has appointed BlackRock Financial Management to manage a $330 million active global credit portfolio of corporate debt and asset/mortgage backed securities, it announced today. In a $1.7 billion restructure of its fixed income investment ...

Morningstar gives three stars to Perpetual's Barra offering

... on quality and sustainability of earnings from the quant model was "a potential weakness." The Alpha Quant approach is active and style-neutral, with all style, sector and size biases minimised. The company has an exclusive arrangement with US-based ...

APRA takes custody of Host-Plus funds following board disputes

John Fernando The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) today announced that it has been in active discussion with Host-Plus over several months regarding issues arising from disputes at trustee board level. Brandon Khoo, executive general ...