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FUM hits $1.37tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
... market, it's second highest level ever. ETFs are estimated to make up 8 per cent of the $50 billion in indexed Australian shares. Ethical/SRI has in contrast reduced 3.8 per cent during the September quarter to $5.97 billion, or down 24 per cent through ...

Avoid AMP Aussie shares fund: Morningstar

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
Morningstar has rated the AMP Capital Australian Shares fund as 'avoid', citing instability in the investment team and high staff turnover as key reasons to the fund's rating. In a research note to advisers this morning, research house Morningstar said ...

DNR wins mandate, targets dealer groups

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... Dalton, director at DNR, said the $40 million mandate will be invested in a multi-class strategy, including Australian shares, fixed interest and international holdings. He was unable to name the investor due to confidentiality agreements. In addition ...

BNY Mellon's Ankura wins Russell Aus Eq mandate

NEWS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... won an Australian equity mandate from Russell Investments. The mandate forms part of Russell's newly launched Australian Shares Enhanced Income Fund and follows Ankura's winning of a high yield mandate from ipac in May. "This strategy has been developed ...

Median Australian shares fund down: Mercer

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
Australian shares have rallied in October after a strong September lead but the median result for Australian share funds were slightly worse than the market, the latest Mercer Survey shows. The median of the Mercer Australian Shares survey for the year ...

Qantas eyes alternatives, cools on equities

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... unlisted property, hedge funds and return seeking credit. Meanwhile, Qantas Super has decreased its exposure in Australian shares held across its Conservative, Balanced, Growth and Aggressive options. International shares exposure has also been reduced ...

Less options, more choice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... the number of investment options we had. The Australian Share Pool and Overseas Share Pool were similar to our Australian Shares and International Shares options. So, to make things simpler for members we closed the Share Pool options," said Anne-Marie ...

Super fund returns fall to just 3.7 pct

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... and ESI (Qld). Vision Super has the top growth fund, ANZ Staff the top balanced fund, AMP Custom Super the top Australian shares fund, AGEST the top international shares fund, AustSafe the top Australian fixed interest fund and TWU Super the top cash ...

More defensive products hit marketplace

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services also launched a fixed income fund for retail investors. The Russell Australian Shares Enhanced Income Fund (RASEIF) aims to capture the anticipated dividend growth in Australian shares, while the Russell Australian ...

Signposts to high yield

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... The RAHDI was launched earlier this year by Russell Investments and forms the basis of Russell's High Dividend Australian Shares ETF (RDV), listed on the ASX.