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Slim pickings in intl equities: van Eyk

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... many global fund managers are lacking a competitive edge and a thorough understanding of the markets, hence the shortage of top-rated funds in this category. "Small caps have significantly outperformed over the last 18 months, a lot of strategies are ...

Super fund returns fall to just 3.7 pct

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... rivals. Rainmaker said not-for-profit funds are now averaging 4.4 per cent compared to retail funds averaging 2.6 per cent. The top five Workplace Super funds (by default options) over the 12 months are ANZ Staff, CBA Officers, Triple-S (SA), BUS(Q) ...

QE2 overstays welcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... time - but there is some truth in this. China's credit rating downgrade only formalised what many silently fear despite the top grade given by New York -based Standard & Poor's and Moody's. Yes, the same ones who gave excellent credit ratings to CDOs ...

Infocus awards advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
Financial planning network Infocus Money Management has acknowledged its top advisers at its annual conference and gala awards held 28 October. The awards, presented in front of delegates from Queensland, NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia ...

New board at India Equities

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... directors replacing Christie, Carruthers and Clayton. The positions are effective immediately. Wilson said one of the board's top objectives is to get costs under control, and see which assets can be used or rented out to improve the LIC's financial ...

The lure of the boutique

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
The call of the boutique fund has proved irresistible for many investment professionals, but ratings can still be retained in the face of departures, according to a new study. In its third quarterly Musical Chairs report, S&P fund services found that ...

SelectingSuper celebrates top 2010 funds

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... Asgard, CareSuper and Telstra Super were among the winners at this year's SelectingSuper Awards, which recognises Australia's top superannuation funds. This morning's SelectingSuper Awards in Melbourne, which featured TEN Network veteran sports journalist ...

Toll roads lead global $50bn M&A activity

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... worldwide are due to attract at least $50 billion from pension and sovereign funds over the next two years with toll roads at the top of the buy list. According to the latest UBS report, there are a number of major takeover targets in the infrastructure ...

Workers to wear SG rise: Shorten

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... employee wage rises means Shorten is sending strong signals to business groups that he has heard their concerns that extra SG on top of regular wage increases will be inflationary. Government promoting the line that workers being expected to effectively ...

Super education on offer

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
Superannuation management university qualification courses are now available for those keen to forge a career in the $1.2 trillion superannuation industry. Earlier this year, Victoria University (VU) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...