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Fund managers eye Asian equities: RBC

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... casting their nets wider into the Asia Pacific region to deliver 'alpha', shunning China and India to boost their portfolio returns, a survey found. The RBC Capital Markets survey reported high levels of confidence in Asian equity markets, with more ...

Century Funds vies to take manager role from Opus

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... unitholders requested that Century stand as a candidate after the current fund manager, Opus board and management, reported low returns and allegedly questionable loans to other Opus funds. Opus Income & Capital Fund No. 21 is part of the Opus Capital ...

Fundies turn to outsourcing to curb costs: report

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... industries hurt by the GFC, fund managers are also finding new ways to cut costs in order to accommodate lower equity returns in the coming years and clients who are seeking products with lower fees. "Turmoil in the global financial markets has deeply ...

CREATE predicts golden age for stockpickers

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... of the Centre for Research in Employment and Technology in Europe (CREATE), feels that the best opportunities for high returns may lie outside such a plan. He listed a number of problems with the bucket strategy, including the high level of skill needed ...

SMSFs pour more into property

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... its recovery path. Investors are looking again to alternatives such as property and infrastructure to bring in long-term returns as the sectors' performances improve. Some very valuable lessons were learned during the GFC and these should be noted as ...

Russell fast track after-tax investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
Russell Investments has flagged plans to release more products that will appeal to super funds focused on after-tax returns, not pre-tax performance. The Russell After-Tax Australian Shares Fund (for Superannuation Investors) applies both pre- and after-tax ...

Westscheme merges with AustralianSuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... while automatic acceptance levels will also increase 10 times. On performance, AustralianSuper has posted a strong set of returns across all its investment options. Westscheme has more than 200,000 members with total superannuation assets of $3.4 billion. ...

Instreet taps adviser demand for commodities

INSTREET UPDATE  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... stocks, Link DPA ASX 200 and Mast S&P/ASX200 invests in Australian equities while Link ARC and Mast ARC provides absolute returns in the commodities market. While many structured products have drawn criticism from segments of the sector, they do offer ...

ASIC catches Camelot Derivatives

ASIC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... to manage all aspects of their trading. Camelot claims that by using its time-tested risk management method, superior returns can be earned in a high-risk market. ASIC sought injunctions against Camelot and King with the Federal Court of Australia restraining ...

Year of the Rabbit, year of acquisitions: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... year with good earnings growth coupled with higher yields and buy-backs, which makes for likely higher total shareholder returns," said Matthew Sutherland, head of Fidelity's Asia Pacific research team. It was not all good news, however, with the same ...