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Focus on quality: T. Rowe Price

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009

... happened since the market bottomed in March, if you look at it sectorially, is that there's this real narrowing of the returns [of defensive and cyclical sector stocks]. There's nothing economic about it. It's simply the rotation out of what are the ...

Flawed fund analysis demands new metric: Study

ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009

... unreliable. Sy and Lui claim it would be better for investors to choose the best performing firms based on overall fund returns and from this subgroup then selecting the most competitive investment choices. The research prepared by Sy and Lui is expected ...

Hedge funds on a refund policy

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009

... requested 26 hedge funds to adopt a fee structure that included the ability to claw back fees in when managers post poor returns and payment of fees spread out over seven years. "Hedge fund managers are expected to exhibit the same sound approach to ...

Shift to altern assets fuel valuation concerns: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009

... example, according to the May 2009 SelectingSuper performance figures, not for profit funds are averaging twelve month returns of -16.3 per cent while corporate master trusts are only 100 basis points behind on -17.3 per cent. SelectingSuper reports ...

Another red-lettered year

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009

... equivalent gain when the final bell rings. But a one per cent rise in Australian stocks today would still leave one-year returns on investors' money deeply in the red - down 26.5 per cent. The year-on-year performance of the All Ordinaries index would ...

Perennial launches fixed int fund

COMPANY RELEASE | MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009

... fund that invests in local fixed interest assets. The Perennial Tactical Fixed Interest Trust aims to provide investment returns over a combined UBS Bank Bill Index and UBS Composite Bond Index. The firm launched the product following demand from financial ...

Dixon action on Premium gains momentum

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009

... and the MSCI World Accumulation Index (A$) Net of Divs (reinvested) lost 32 per cent. "While we are disappointed that returns for the one year period to May 2009 were negative, our managers have significantly outperformed both the Australian and International ...

BlueMountain to post record returns

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009

US-based hedge fund BlueMountain Capital Management hopes its forecast 20 per cent plus returns, lower fees and new liquidity rules will appeal to local super funds allocating new money into alternative strategies. Hedge funds are a hard sell these ...

Hedge funds lag index returns

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009

Global hedge funds trailed behind key global indices as markets staged a recovery although long term figures depict a different picture, according to the latest hedge fund research. The global hedge fund index, domiciled in US dollars, returned 3.5 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009

... University of Western Australia's Institute of Advanced Studies on energy, minerals and climate change. The Opes Prime cases returns to court in Melbourne. On Monday, the Australian share market closed higher, with heavyweights BHP Billiton and National ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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