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Future Fund dabbles in India

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... Bessemer, said he was delighted to have the Future Fund join as investor in its latest fund. "Our focus is to generate superior risk adjusted returns by investing equity in and building high growth innovative companies across the globe," he said. "Our ...

Property the key to longevity risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Listed property group Charter Hall says direct property is superior to other defensive assets in fighting a portfolio's longevity risk thanks to its ability to withstand inflation. Richard Stacker, chief executive of Charter Hall's direct property business ...

Extra year for tax related overhauls

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... year without adverse taxation consequences under a new '0.4 of 1 per cent of net assets' test. "The proposed test is superior to the 'prescribed dollar value per unit' test because it will operate more equitably for MITs with similar net worth but different ...

LGS and VFMC join 'green' property movement

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... our direct property portfolio and we are now starting to see financial benefits from this in terms of higher yields and superior occupancy rates," said Peter Lambert, chief executive, LGS. GRESB was created by a number of funds and asset managers, representing ...

Equipsuper launches 'clever' insurance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... are entitled to opt out of the new arrangements, although Press believes that the Melbourne based fund has created a superior policy for members spanning a range of industries. "We've got rid of a lot of our occupational rating factors and things that ...

RI Advice Group targets WA practices

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... providing quality values based advice," said Troy MacMillan, Wealth Designers principal, adding that RI Advice also offered superior marketing and communications features. Wealth Designers currently has $120 million in funds under management and two ...

Media Super switches from Pillar to Mercer

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... the decision. Price wasn't an issue but a couple of the services and IT backups available internally were considered superior," said Martin. The transition, however, may involve some temporary interruptions to services. "We have had very little negative ...

ASIC catches Camelot Derivatives

ASIC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... assisting them to manage all aspects of their trading. Camelot claims that by using its time-tested risk management method, superior returns can be earned in a high-risk market. ASIC sought injunctions against Camelot and King with the Federal Court ...

Ratings firm expands fund coverage

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... parent company, performance and fees. All funds will then be rated according to a five-point scale labeled under elite, superior, standard, inferior or impaired. The research house will also extend its coverage beyond the US to provide analyst research ...

Super funds still lag in understanding ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... and member attitudes play in the investment process. Meanwhile, a lack of empirical evidence that ESG practices lead to superior risk adjusted returns also hampers progress in the sector. CAER is proposing five measures to encourage industry-wide implementation ...