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Investors ignoring credit

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... were seeking growth, equities. "The low risk market is very expensive right now, and people are willing to accept low returns on low risk assets. "Forgetting this medium term asset is silly, it's a less aggressive way of achieving returns, which gives ...

A-REIT concentration raises active mgt questions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... adequately diversified. Active managers with flexible mandates can [therefore] potentially derive superior risk adjusted returns."

Treasury Group makes more Asian moves

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... linked to new fund flows are satisfied. Octis Asset Management (OAM) has achieved an outstanding track record with +22% net returns since inception against -21% for the MSCI Asia Pacific, said TRG. Treasury funded the acquisition from working capital ...

BetaShares launches BEAR Fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
BetaShares has launched an Australian Equities Bear hedge fund designed to generate returns even when the market is turning down. This will be achieved by utilising shorting strategies that are negatively correlated to a falling ASX 200, but without ...

Highly educated SMSF investors prime fraud targets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, said the impact of the global financial crisis and recent low super fund returns meant more people were worried about whether their super would last the distance and were therefore potentially more receptive ...

Aust funds trail world in alternatives

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... much higher weighting to equities, a sector that is currently underperforming and dragging down Australian super fund returns compared to their global peers. Equities drag is even higher for retail funds where their alternatives allocation averages only ...

ASFA backs CSIRO/Monash superannuation research alliance

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... big challenges of managing superannuation and create a win/win situation where the funds (and their members) have higher returns and key sectors of the economy gain more investment, said the CSIRO. "How Australia uses its superannuation matters to all ...

SMSFs need better access to alternatives: BlueSky

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... managers on the 'big end of town' has negatively impacted SMSFs, who have missed out on quality options for alternative returns, according to BlueSky Alternative Investments. This is despite SMSF significant cash weighting making them the superannuation ...

ACGBs have served their purpose: JBWere

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
Investors can not expect the same returns from Australian Commonwealth Government Bonds in future, according to a JBWere investment strategy update released yesterday. Although a repeat of the double digit returns on government bonds is possible, JBWere ...

ASIC uncovers investment scam

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... the accused companies, with the promise that the funds would used to buy shares on behalf of the investors and generate returns well above markets. ASIC said that O'Donnell, Lewis and Pitcher withdrew the money from company bank accounts in cash. ASIC ...