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Dennis Sams rejoins Towers Perrin as head of research

Dennis Sams has left InTech after three years to rejoin Towers Perrin as head of research, Towers Perrin announced today. Sams will direct, manage and co-ordinate specialist research activities and also lead the firm's research on hedge funds. "Our ...

Super returns heading for second miserable year: Rainmaker

... for an even worse year than 2001-2002, according to Rainmaker Information. Australian bonds were the best performing asset class over the last year, returning 10 per cent to investors while the collapse in international equities saw them fall 32%. In ...

Hurdles lie in wait for Australian economy: Commonwealth Bank

Australia's resilient economy faces significant hurdles ahead due to the weak global outlook, weakness in global equity markets, the risk of protracted conflict in the Middle East, the effects of the drought and a possible downturn in the housing cycle ...

Select links up with European hedge fund manager

... Select, which was formed last year in a tie-up with the Swiss-based Gottex Group. "Select is committed to delivering world-class absolute return focused investment products to Australian investors. The relationship with Aspect secures our access to proven ...

Investors shy away from risk as losses kick in: AIM

Paul Cully Increasingly demanding investors are showing greater reluctance to risk and are actively seeking out 'alternative' investments to stem the losses from two miserable years on equity markets, according to Mark Beveridge of boutique manager ...

Super fund returns at lowest since 1987: InTech

John Fernando Australia's growth oriented superannuation funds have recorded their worst 12-month returns since the 1987 stock market crash, according to research house InTech's latest research. The dismal results come in the wake of another poor month ...

Bearish investors have the edge on professional advisers: survey

Paul Cully Investors would be better off if they listened to their own advice instead of their financial advisers, a joint survey by Adviser Ratings and the Australian Investors Association (AIA) claimed today. The survey, which has been going since ...

APRA warns super trustees to be wary of investing in hedge funds

John Fernando The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) today warned the super industry about its concerns over the use of hedge funds as an investment choice. APRA said the warning had been prompted by the fact that hedge funds were growing ...

Style neutral, growth managers to gain some favour in 2003

John Fernando Research house van Eyk, in it s annual Australian Equities Sector Review report released today, said that style neutral and growth managers will see a modest increase in favour in 2003, following a year of dominance for value managers ...

Macquarie and van Eyk launch multi-manager funds series

... the Blueprint Series is designed to offer investors a range of pre-blended multi-manager investments in both multi-asset class and single asset class options. "Many users of master trusts and wrap platforms are looking for greater efficiency when constructing ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA | 12:25PM

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:30PM

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:21PM

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI | 12:13PM

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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