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Ord Minnett STRIPES steps up the pace in Asia

Ord Minnett's STRIPES Asia Accelerator fund posted a 30 per cent gain over the past 12 months, proving that even though the 'Asia boom' story may be a well-worn theme the returns certainly aren't wearing out. STRIPES Asia Accelerator invests in five ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2007
Further analysis of the National Australia Bank Business Survey shows that the index which fell 3 points from November to December is now 7 points less than its recent peak in October of last year but still significantly above the long-run average of ...

Centro targets SMSFs with lower min investment

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2007
Centro Properties Group has halved the minimum investment for two of its flagship funds, the Centro Direct Property Fund (DPF) and the Centro Direct Property Fund International (DPFI). In a move Centro hoped would prove attractive to the self-managed ...

Past performance still a bad future indicator: S&P

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2007
Standard & Poor's (S&P) latest persistence scorecard for mutual funds in the US continues to show very few funds managed to consistently repeat top-half or top-quartile performance. According to the scorecard over the five years ending December 2006 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2007
The just released National Australian Bank Monthly Business Survey for December 2006 has noted that although business conditions remain strong there has been some softening from the strong levels reported in the previous quarter. NAB says that weaker ...

Hedge fund crosses the Rubicon

Sick of hearing critics complain about management fees charged by hedge funds, local hedge fund of funds (FOF) provider Rubicon Asset Management has launched a hedge fund platform with no management fees attached. "The impact of high fee structures ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
Some good news with respect to Australia's skills development and technological strength following the announcement by Education, Science and Training Minister Julie Bishop that the national science organisation CSIRO will receive $2.5 billion in funding. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
The Australian stock market at noon was still in record territory as investors were buoyed by lower-than-expected inflation figures. The market also was boosted by a solid lead from United States markets, and stronger prices for base metals, oil and ...

UK funds earn 8.8 per cent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
Mellon Analytical Solutions (MAS) estimates that the average UK pension fund returned 8.8 per cent for the year ending 31 December 2006, the fourth consecutive calendar year of positive investment performance. Over four years to December, Mellon said ...

Telstra Super surges past $10b

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
Telstra Super, Australia's largest corporate super fund, has announced it has broken through the $10 billion in funds under management mark. Terry McCredden, Telstra Super chief executive officer, said, "Our unique low cost, full service offering has ...