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Regal Long Short Aust EF 'highly recommended'

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... Lonsec peer group. Lonsec added that Regal - due to a track-record of closing another fund at capacity - had demonstrated a sound awareness of investor priority. Lonsec also maintains that the Manager's focus is on delivering performance outcomes for ...

In-house investment management risky

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
While developing an internal investment team sounds like an easy way to save fees, it's a complex governance switch that funds must understand and carefully plan. "When you bring investments in-house you turn manager 'agency risk' into a HR (human resource) ...

Giving thanks to thanksgiving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
Perhaps it's the drunken reverie that comes after stuffing too much stuffed turkey laced with cranberry sauce and downed with a bottle (or four) of cold Budweisers that turned Wall Street's mood into one of optimism last week. The S&P 500 index ended ...

APRA proposes more stringent liquidity reporting

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... is a significant expansion to APRA's data collection on ADI liquidity, consistent with the importance APRA places on the sound management of ADI liquidity risk." Consultation on the proposed new reporting requirements closes on 8 February 2013, and the ...

Successful Telstra bond issue to open flood gates for big banks

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... an investor point of view, Telstra's finances are rock solid, the balance sheet is in good shape and the fundamentals are sound. It certainly goes some way to satisfying investors demand for yield."

Litigation risk to force advisers into multi-asset options: Russell

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
Scott Fletcher, director of client investment strategies at Russell, believes the threat of being liable for misdirected investment advice will see many planners, especially those specialising in life risk and other non-investment products, turn to ...

NAB profits slump but wealth division prospers

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... said that in the context of the GFC and its ailing UK operations, the bank had produced a solid result. "Revenue momentum, sound cost management, and strong capital generation were key features of the Group's half-year performance," he said. "This was ...

Huge opportunity is higher risk recovery stocks: Southeastern

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
A flight to safety brought about ongoing investor uncertainty in the wake of the GFC means that a wealth of well managed, competitively entrenched and soundly financed companies can be bought at a significant discount to their intrinsic value, according ...

Mortgage brokers told to target SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... a recent investment update, said SMSF trustees are cautious about including residential property in their portfolios for sound reasons. "First, superannuation law forbids funds from acquiring residential property from their members. Funds are, however ...

BoQ first Aussie bank to post loss in 20 years

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... unprofitable for a year was ANZ was back in 1992. Despite the loss, chief executive Stuart Grimshaw insisted the bank was in sound financial shape having undergone a significant review of its of its lending book. "We are clearly in delivery mode," he ...