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Lonsec expects growth in smart beta ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... traditional market capitalization index weights in favour of other rules-based weightings designed to isolate a particular performance characteristic. Surveys by the business school of the EDHEC-Risk Institute in France show that 40% of institutional ...

Employers divided on internal social media effectiveness

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... "By its nature, social media is designed to build community and could help engage employees on key topics such as performance, collaboration, culture and values." The Towers Watson survey also found that while four in 10 employers (41%) say they are ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after a mixed performance on international markets overnight. At 0810 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 19 points at 4,879. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF REPORTER  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... through the 'Breaking News' section. For investment professionals, the research tables on super funds and managed funds performance data - supplied by Rainmaker Information and publishers in the print edition - are also on iPadA(C) in an interactive ...

RBA decisions decisions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... rose by a less than expected 0.2% in April; consumer confidence fell at its fastest rate in 17 months in May; the AiG Performance of Manufacturing Index contracted for 23rd straight month in May; ANZ job ads fell by 2.4% in May - the third straight month ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... May is to be released, as is the ANZ job advertisements series for May. Also out is the Australian Industry Group performance of manufacturing index for May and the latest Dun & Bradstreet business expectations survey. The local market closed flat on ...

March sees moderate growth in super contributions

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... March. "The substantial increase in discretionary fund flows in the March quarter can be attributed to the strong performance of the equities market and positive reports of returns from superannuation funds," FSC chief economist James Bond said. Bond ...

Markets poised on knife-edge: Standard Life Investments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... global equity markets are poised on a knife-edge and need signs of further fundamental or monetary support if the performance is to continue, according to Standard Life Investments head of global strategy Andrew Milligan. Speaking to journalists in Sydney ...

Mercer tests the water of 'fair capitalism'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... which would be 'easiest to implement', and which would 'never happen'. The proposals included: measuring financial performance annually rather than quarterly or monthly; taxes designed to discourage excessive short-term trading; redesigning executive ...

Prime Value launches concentrated equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... return of 18.6% to 30 April. It is now open to investors and Prime Value expects to cap it at $250 million to preserve performance. The flagship Prime Value Growth Fund has delivered investors 14% per annum since inception (to 28 February 2013, net of ...