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Agribusiness needs careful planning

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... Thomas' two main concerns rest in the quantity and quality of the investment's output - major determinants of the end returns for investors. Thomas believes investors lack the control over their investment due to the unpredictability of the weather and ...

Northward banks on top stocks

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... Australia Bank Group-backed Northward Capital hammered home the importance of careful stock selection for above benchmark returns. "There's a lot of discipline behind the positioning and selecting of stock in our portfolio," said Brooks. "We have a high ...

Sunsuper injects $19m into hot rocks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
... resource for the benefit of Australia and the environment, while also helping our members get good long-term investment returns," said Hartley. Sunsuper and The Sentient Group will buy a combined $37.5 million of stock, giving them an 11.8 per cent stake ...

State Super awards $39m property mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
... opportunistic across the spectrum," he said. Drew explained the unconventional mandate gives the fund access to higher returns by "being a little bit more aggressive in the property space in what is still a bricks-and-mortar investment." "We've given ...

Planners to focus on income: GVI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
Financial advisers are focusing on the 'income' component of total returns as a major driver when it comes to tailoring their client portfolios, a new survey shows. According to a nationwide survey of over 300 financial advisers conducted by Global ...

Global equities to bounce 15pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
... Falkiner Global Investors has two funds including the Australian Absolute Return Fund and the Falkiner Global Absolute Returns Fund. The Falkiner Global Absolute Returns Fund's unit price increased by 20.6 per cent in April this year, compared to the ...

Macquarie launches defensive options

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... market, Macquarie has also made the account suitable for SMSFs. The product caters for investors who wish to maximise the returns on their contributions while practicing continued visibility to ensure the fund's investment policy is being actively implemented. ...

ABN AMRO launches Altera

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... aims to maximise the potential for capital growth in the underlying assets over the full investment period. The capital returns are calculated by observing the quarterly performance of the underlying indices. "At maturity, the capital return is calculated ...

GES and Limestone launch Eastern Europe SRI fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... are better placed for growth and have better access to capital and we think they will therefore deliver above-average returns to investors." She said corporate social responsibility in Eastern European market was gaining traction after structural reforms ...

Decarbonised mandates by 2030

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... from now will be largely influenced by carbon emissions control - making long term mandates the key to better, stronger returns. Forecasting a low carbon economy by 2030, David Klug, senior asset consultant at MLC Implemented Consulting, believes companies ...