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Volatile markets spark innovation

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... build portfolios within the system and trade off those," said Zangari. The system would allow a manager to input expected returns, associated costs and targeted risk levels for optimal portfolio construction. Current Australian users of Barra Portfolio ...

Stronger Super draft needs clarity

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... interests test. Additionally, AIST asked that the financial interests comparison of MySuper products should be based on net returns to members together with a standardised risk measure and not include ancillary services to members as that is "at odds ...

Investors looking backwards: Mercer

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... 1.9% in the 2010 calendar year. In ranking the Australian shares fund manager results, Mercer found that despite poor returns in 2011, stock volatility did actually decline but that the difference between an upper and lower quartile manager was the smallest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... near a four-week low after a mass downgrade of European nations' credit ratings sapped investors' appetite for bigger returns. The NZX 50 Index fell 16.82 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 3210.63, the lowest level since December 22.

Grain price hints at strong growth: CFSGAM

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... production practices to maximise crop outputs. Companies that provide goods and services to help this change will provide good returns. "It requires two kilograms of grain to produce one kilogram of chicken, four kilograms of grain to produce one kilogram ...

AMIST Super appoints new CEO

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... take over as chief executive officer of State Super on October 24. Jack Sullivan has been acting chief executive but now returns to his role of General Manager of Operations and Compliance. Thomas has extensive experience in the superannuation industry ...

NTEU wants changes at UniSuper trustee company

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... one of the best managed and run funds across the whole superannuation industry with assets of $30 billion, investment returns which have consistently been above the average of industry and retail funds, a good diversity of investment and superannuation ...

UBS: Diversify to prevent fatigue

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... Persistent volatility has seen investors "fatigued" and while Boubouras believes there are solid investment opportunities and returns to be made, portfolios need to reflect investor appetite. "It will always come down to your risk appetite. If the market ...

Accountant charged with 37 offences

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... Australia and New Zealand. Letten had to surrender his passport and agreed to a number of conditions to make bail. The case returns to court on April 4 next year.

In superannuation, bigger can be better but not always

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... out-perform small ones they are more likely to. "This means bigger funds are more likely to achieve above average investment returns, which is what you would expect given the extra resources available to them," said Alex Dunnin, director of research ...