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Up and down the fee chain: Mercer

... consulting. "A comprehensive review of performance should include cost analyses on an absolute basis and also relative to asset class peers. The data from our study provides the basis for such an informed analysis," he said. Emerging markets equity was ...

Catholic Super overhauls property mandates

HAMISH MADDEN | WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2006

The Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) has revised its property investments resulting in $100 million of new property mandates being awarded. Lend Lease was allocated $52 million, with $25 million to be invested in the Core Plus Property ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2006

A report by Monash University Professor Bob Birrell draws negative conclusions about the reliance by the government on the use of migrant accountants. The report, The Changing Face of the Accounting Profession in Australia, found competency levels of ...

Capacity starting to bite Down Under

HAMISH MADDEN | MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006

... Exchange currently having a capitalization of around $1.2 trillion and super assets approaching that, equities is just one class to be potentially skewed. "It is just a coincidence, but it's an interesting coincidence," Ibbetson said, explaining that ...

The manager matters in private equity: Unigestion

HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006

... sure that you can do that in private equity." However, di Valmarana cautioned that private equity is not the right asset class for periodic investors or those who could not park their money in an investment over a true long-term horizon. Bringing a European ...

Absolute returns not high risk

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2006

Super funds increasing their allocations to hedge funds and absolute strategies are not increasing their risk weightings because such strategies are really aimed at adding greater diversification. Scott MacDonald, managing director of VanMac Global ...

Back the winning horse, all the time

... 60 per cent in commodities. And as the name suggests, the balanced investment profile will invest a third in each asset class. Citigroup then looks back at the end of four years to give the investor a return based on the best performing portfolio given ...

Ironbridge rounds up $1b in PE capital raising

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006

... to. It also indicates the deepening of the Australian private equity market and its maturing profile as a dynamic asset class. Knight said, "Businesses with strong organic and acquisitive growth profiles will continue to be [our] focus. If appropriate ...

AUI tops $4b FUM

Australian Unity Investments (AUI) is reaping the benefits of its diversification strategy after it unveiled a record $4 billion in funds under management (FUM) at the company's annual general meeting (AGM) yesterday. "Overall we have almost doubled ...

More growth through structured products and MAs

Structured products and managed or wrap accounts are the next cornerstones of the global investment funds sector, according to an on-the-spot poll of fund managers and other industry participants at the SIBOS conference held this week. The majority ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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