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CFSGAM sees ESG improve returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
Considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues really does improve investment returns, according to Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM), justifying recent moves by super funds to appoint specialists in the field. Last ...

Community housing wants to attract super funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... wants superannuation funds to move into funding greenfields infrastructure. But funds whose first duty is to maximise returns for members have been reluctant to invest in projects which have significant capital risks and sometimes doubtful returns. Jacqui ...

Former UBS star team launches flagship Bennelong Avoca fund

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... add value. "That's a problem for many fund managers," Campbell said. The team will seek to minimise the volatility of returns through sound risk management principles including sector and stock concentration rules and tracking error limits. Campbell ...

Funds ignoring foreign exchange risk

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
Australian funds can materially improve their returns over time without taking on extra chunks of risk by taking foreign currency exchange more seriously, the Financial Standard Currency Management Forum heard yesterday. According to Troy Rieck, managing ...

Long-term strategies pay off for investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
Long-term investment strategies offer better returns, while Australian equities are beating residential investment property as the best performing asset for the last 20 years. In the 13th Russell Investments/ASX Long-Term Investing Report, released ...

Commonwealth trustee reforms passes Senate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... Snowdon, minister for veterans' affairs and defence science and personnel, said the improved efficiencies, if they lift net returns by an expected 0.5 per cent per annum, could boost end retirement benefits for ADF personnel by up to $95,000. "These ...

Alt assets fund deals with adviser concerns

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... Farrell, adding that by doing this they are losing alternative characteristics such as diversification of risk premia and returns. Farrell said many super funds had been taking alternative assets to the extreme then got caught by the liquidity crisis ...

Currency Forum to pose big questions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... 2011 in Sydney on June 28 with expert analysis on the impact of currency trades on the state of the economy and investor returns. The event will explore macro economic forecasts for currency markets, ramifications for Australia and risk and management ...

AMP gives $2.8 billion to two new managers

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... emphasis on dividend yield," he said. "We believe going forward that dividend yield is likely to play a larger role in total returns than it has in the recent past," he said. "Epoch does only this... and we wanted a purist in this area," he said. Epoch ...

van Eyk calls for pay for ratings disclosure

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
... advisor providing recommendations under the Statement of Advice. "Our role is to assist advisors in delivering above average returns for their clients' investment strategies. We do this by being selective and discerning through all components of our ...