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Small caps and Asia on Auscoal radar

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... and Asia, as increased cross-sectional volatility opens the door for the fund's active managers to add alpha to their returns. "The economic downturn post the GFC has highlighted the resilience of the Asian ex-Japan economies and opportunity to allocate ...

HESTA pays managers after tax

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... cost effective arrangement with its 16 Australian equities managers. Fund managers are traditionally measured on pre-tax returns, leading them to not value franking credits that are attached to dividends and to ignore timing decisions that would protect ...

Chinese Australians return to the East

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... reasons being we were after three criteria: a manager with at least 10 years track record with the same team, consistent returns, and lower risk," said the younger Wu, who is also head of distribution. It was on this basis that Wu set up the Premium ...

Bond index returns beat active managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... managers to outperform the index in the next 12 months and warned investors not to rely on the index for long-term low-risk returns. "I believe [active managers] will outperform the index and I don't think investors should be tied to any one index, which ...

Countdown to awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... SelectingSuper rating. The Rainmaker research team investigates super funds' administration, communication, investment returns and fees to compile a shortlist of the best super funds. Award categories include Workplace Super Product of the Year, Personal ...

GMO and Lazard win combined $1.4bn in mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... transacting as much in the big companies, so in turn that reduces turnovers, reduces transaction costs and add to after tax returns," said Rogers.

Doom dollar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... now, low interest rates could be helping America's domestic economy but is simultaneously reducing the foreign investment returns on USD denominated assets. At the same time, the Fed could not raise interest rates - despite its threat - anytime soon ...

Rio Tinto Super explores alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... regarding the actual investments that would fall into this category. However these investments are expected to have future returns exceeding the long-term expected returns from other growth assets such as shares and property.

Aus Ethical opens property trust

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... in Canberra, aims to provide long-term capital growth and a moderate income stream. It attempts to provide 3 per cent returns above the annual consumer price index (CPI) over five year periods. Robert Sharf is the portfolio manager of the Property Trust. ...

PE secondaries could be ticking time bomb

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... sell at a deep discount on the secondary market. In addition, there are many new buyers, enticed by potential attractive returns, adding to overall demand. The combination of these factors has effectively reduced a perceived supply-demand mismatch between ...