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MacBank launches commodities only fund

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
Macquarie Bank funds management (MFM) has launched a wholesale commodities fund, giving investors direct access to commodity market performances through local indices. MFM's head of distribution, Bruce Murphy, said the fund will be actively managed ...

Consulting market tipped for further consolidation

... Mercer are among Intech's competitors who have received a copy of the memorandum. No one at Intech was available for comment. Kate Hage Correction BT Investment Solutions remains committed to Intech and retains Intech to advise it on fund manager research ...

Outflows to force Challenger fund re-opening

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
Morningstar research has issued an updated report on the "tough times" being faced by Challenger small and micro cap funds of late, which they say has resulted in $100 million in institutional fund outflows. Morningstar's head of research, Justin Walsh ...

New BT MTM line up avoids home bias

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
BT has been carrying out some well reported shuffling of its multi-manager funds, and with the transitions all but complete the head of manager selection for the group said they have "avoided filling it with BT proprietary products." BT head of investment ...

Skandia selects six new funds

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
Skandia has added six new funds to its investment menus, including an absolute return fund and a China fund, aimed at delivering consistent returns with less risk. The funds include the Skandia Absolute Return Fund, Skandia Blended Property Fund, Skandia ...

InvestorWeb rates yield driven fixed interest funds

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2006
Fixed interest has traditionally been seen as simply a defensive asset within a portfolio, but the players from InvestorWeb's recent review are behind a new trend towards yield driven and higher risk products. InvestorWeb's general manager of managed ...

Perpetual profits to jump 13 per cent

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2006
Perpetual has forecast a 13 per cent jump in its 2006 full year after tax profits on the back of strong net inflows. Perpetual Chairman, Robert Savage, said he expected the growth story to continue well through this year and into calendar year 2007. ...

Double-dipping super contributions potential windfall

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2006
The self-employed and those with two jobs are missing out on a superannuation savings windfall due to a change in the taxation laws, according to a self-managed superannuation specialist. Director of Melbourne based Partners Superannuation Services ...

CommSec product to tap into Chinese neighbours

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
CommSec has joined the increasing ranks of fund managers offering Asia-only funds by launching a five year investment product called Capital Asia to DIY investors. The product is designed to ride off the China growth story, investing in the indices ...

Emerging markets to bounce back after correction

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2006
Emerging market equities came under the spotlight in last week's global markets downturn with some predicting a fall in investors' appetite for risk, but economists say it only signals a temporary correction for the sector. According to State Street's ...