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Lonsec hands Solaris top rating

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... bottom up approach. Lonsec said it considers the funds to be suitable for long-term investors, despite disappointing recent returns. The fund, which has a portfolio of 40-70 stocks, aims to outperform the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index by 3% per annum ...

Blackstone appoints Future Fund's Costello

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... of Blackstone. My career to date has been focused on the development of business and investment strategies to maximize returns for the risk taken. I believe Blackstone is very well positioned to deliver on this objective to investors." Costello will ...

European infrastructure an investment goldmine

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... together today, whether you have infrastructure fund like us or direct investor, there is no better time to get superior returns, because anything you want to buy is available now."

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... 2,614.92. Banks sank on a disappointing earnings report from Wells Fargo and doubt over accounting moves that produced solid returns for Citigroup. Wells Fargo lose 8.4 per cent and Citigroup fell 1.7 per cent. JPMorgan Chase, which spruced up its earnings ...

IFM strengthens push for government infra deals

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... minded" institutional investors in Australia and overseas. "Infrastructure investment is a great story in terms of the returns we've been able to generate for working Australians by investing in the productive capacity of the nation. It's a very good ...

ASFA warns against using super to buy homes

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... growth in the economy. If we start playing with that pool and how it drives the economy...that will impact on overall returns, and driving the economy drives jobs. "In the GFC when companies could not get access to any loans, they issued capital, which ...

UBS shuts ING Australian alpha funds

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... Since inception in 2010 the Alpha Plus Australian Share Fund and the Extended Alpha Australian Share Fund had produced net returns of 2.68% and 0.46% per annum, respectively. In June, Standard & Poor's Fund Services placed all of ING IM's funds on hold ...

Janus manager launches insto volatility funds

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
Janus Capital subsidiary Enhanced Investment Technologies aims to provide consistent returns with the introduction of two new absolute volatility equity strategies to the Australian institutional market. The Low Volatility and Managed Volatility strategies ...

Aust equities drive default growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
Australian shares influence 91% of overall default fund returns despite only holding one-third of super fund assets, according to research from SelectingSuper and its research partner Rainmaker Information. The August SelectingSuper crediting rates ...

Islamic fund opens doors to Australian investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... or alcohol, blocking access to around 40-45% of the investment universe. Companies will then be filtered for investment returns by a sub-advisory team from Sigma Advisory to create a portfolio of 20-40 stocks. If a company derives more than 5% of its ...