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Super fund return expectations unrealistic

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... fund allocating around 60% of funds to equity markets, equities will need to contribute around 10% per annually to performance to keep up with expectations, McDonald explained. Record low bond yields, close-to-zero interest rates in developed markets ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... few investors to panic to cover short positions and to rebuild weightings to the sharemarket." The local market's performance came despite a flat lead from Wall Street. The Dow slipped 0.16 per cent overnight, while the S&P500 ended 0.06 per cent weaker ...

Global listed property outperforms global equities by 8.6%

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... property had significantly outperformed most major asset classes during 2012, a research paper reveals today. While fund performance has been impressive in an absolute sense, the Lonsec Global Property Securities Fund Sector Review rates the relative ...

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available now

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... connected to wireless Internet. 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 now available on iPadA(C) in an interactive ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... charting and reporting of positions and transactions. Arnie Selvarajah, CEO of Bell Direct, attributes the company's out- performance in the customer satisfaction stakes to its continued focus on optimising the trader experience. Despite sustained volatility ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... best-performing stock on the S&P/ASX200, also forecast its full year net profit would rise seven per cent. "That's an excellent performance by JB in a pretty inclement, overall, retail environment," Lonsec private client adviser Michael Heffernan said. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... months to December 31, down from $659 million in the previous corresponding period. But the company expects a stronger performance in the second half of 2012/13 as new projects begin production and existing assets improve their performance. "The market ...

New board member to tackle Asia growth: La Trobe

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... Trobe Financial in expanding its footprint and network in the Asia and Greater China regions. "After 60 years of solid performance domestically, and five years in Shanghai, this is the right time for this appointment to reflect our growing international ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... due to release labour force figures for January, and the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association its performance of construction index (PCI) for January and the National Australia Bank December its quarter business survey. In equities ...

Future Fund returns 12.8% for 2012

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... made a return of more than 12% for last calendar year, it said. Yesterday the fund released its portfolio update and performance report as at 31 December 2012, with managing director Mark Burgess saying the positive sentiment that drove the $82 billion ...