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Cooper recommends info dashboard for members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... Cooper report said consultation would hopefully lead to a standardised disclosure format that contains gross investment returns, costs and investment returns net of all costs for one, five and 10-year time periods. The information should tell members ...

APRA dictates investment option labels

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... will be labelled according to their expected probability that the respective investment strategy will result in negative returns over a 20 year period. Trustees will continue to be responsible for their categorisation decisions but APRA has warned that ...

452 Capital returns 32pc in Morgan's absence

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
452 Capital's Australian share strategy posted more than 32 per cent in gross returns, just slightly above its benchmark, while co-founder Peter Morgan remains on extended leave for health reasons. Morgan, who also acts as an investment director, has ...

State Street win $10 billion in mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... a trend towards [tax-aware mandates]," said Goodlad. SSgA constructs tax-aware portfolios aimed at generating pre-tax returns that match the chosen benchmark while minimising the impact of tax on the portfolio. In constructing these strategies, SSgA ...

Everest winds down operations

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
... assuming the fund management responsibilities of ECL and related entities. "The timing for the full wind down and capital returns remains uncertain as there are still a number of matters to resolve. We will continue to keep the market informed of any ...

Centrepoint and PIS merger agreement changed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
... shareholders hold a 75 per cent stake, instead of 80 per cent as outlined originally, of the merged group after Centrepoint returns 2.5 cents a share to each of its shareholders. The date of the merger has also been set for 1 January next year to provide ...

RMBS market low risk and high return: Aberdeen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... Rodriguez, head of fixed income at Aberdeen, said the Australian RMBS market, full of triple A-rated securities, is providing returns of 130 basis points over bank bills for two to three year maturities. Issuance is one of many factors that are keeping ...

Telstra Super appoints Leggo as chairman

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... the superannuation industry, with Telstra Super continuing its ranking among the top performers in delivering investment returns to our members. Clive oversaw improvement in service to members and growth in the areas of advice and retirement planning," ...

Lessons from US pension funds in crisis

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... paper that warns five US pension funds could run out of money in less than 10 years due to chronic underfunding and poor returns serves as a precautionary tale for local investors. In a paper published last August titled 'The Liabilities and Risks of ...

Aussie quant funds stay ahead with proprietary data

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... experience left in the team." The review found the median Australian quant manager lost more than 2 per cent in excess returns for the year to March and lost more than 3 per cent in excess returns for the three-year period. By contrast, the median hedged ...