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LPTs outgun other asset classes in long term: Russell

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
... such as Australian residential investment property and fixed interest. Surprisingly, local shares outperformed overseas shares, with before-tax margins of 5.2 per cent over 10 years and 2.6 per cent over 20 years, thanks largely to favourable tax treatment ...

Active managing pays during market correction: Mercer

... that's done pretty well [over the period]? There's no distinctive pattern although of course, fund managers in the overseas shares category did better than those in Australian equities." Index managers in overseas shares for example posted a median average ...

Mercer breaks into retail MTM

... alternative assets and infrastructure. Thrown into the pot are Australian listed property, domestic shares and overseas shares. Drilling deeper into the fund uncovers well-known managers including Principal Global, Dimensional Fund Advisors, Barclays ...

Mercer adds to its multi-manager

... says MGI Australia's chief investment officer Russell Clarke. Sector funds will include Australian Shares Plus, Overseas Shares Plus, a new Global Listed Property fund and a Diversified Alternatives fund. The alternative fund will provide investors with ...

Fund returns positive in August; Mercer

... respectively over the current calendar year," Mercer said. International shares were a soft spot for fund managers with overseas shares falling by 0.4% when adjusted into Australian dollars while rising oil prices and a rate hike in the US suggest further ...

Industry fund signs directed brokerage agreement

... the Financial Standard. "We believe that the targeted level of directed brokerage in the Fund's Australian and overseas shares portfolios strikes a good balance between delivering meaningful cost savings to the Fund while ensuring our managers' ability ...

Industry fund takes strong stand on corporate governance

... included in the S&P ASX 200, although the fund has indicated it is looking to employ a similar policy to listed overseas shares in 2004. Ann Byrne, Unisuper chief executive officer, said members' interests were better served when the voting rights attached ...

Value outperforms growth, but no time to switch: Mercer

... and growth investing have varied considerably for sustained periods. The report also said that while the median overseas shares manager produced -16% for the three years to March 2003, the difference between a good overseas shares manager and a bad one ...

Growth style fightback continues in April: Mercer

... dollar (3.2% against the US dollar and 2.3% against the Trade Weighted Index) means that some of the recoveries in overseas shares will not be fully translated into Australian investors; gains, strong returns still resulted," Mercer said. All but one ...

Christian Super, Australian Baptist merge into $150 million fund

... Investment Trust and employs AMP Henderson and Westpac to provide its ethical investment options for both domestic and overseas shares. The fund's Stable option has been its best performer in the 2002/2003 financial year to date, returning 0.1% to investors ...