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Norway revises pension investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... Pension Fund has increased its allocation to real estate and emerging markets to improve diversification and investment returns. The Government Pension Fund, which comprises of The Pension Fund - Global and is managed by Norges Bank, will reduce its ...

Macquarie posts 23pct profit hike

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... Macquarie Group has reported a 23 per cent rise in net profit after tax to $1.8 billion on the previous year, buoyed by strong returns from its investment banking deals and equity-related businesses in Asia-Pacific and Europe. The group's assets under ...

Spiers heads BT advice business

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... Meanwhile, acting general manager, Sean Allen, will continue to provide input to the future of BT's Advice business as he returns to his role as head of consumer advice NSW/ACT. BT's Advice business is responsible for over $20 billion of clients' funds ...

Share performance gap widens after tax

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... reasons why investors should put their savings in a super fund after a new report found a substantial difference between the returns of funds taxed within super and under a personal tax rate. The Russell/ASX Long Term Investing study analysed the performance ...

Co-investing gains momentum

... important with infrastructure assets where the deals are quite big." Trevillyan said while there is no hard data on better returns through co-investing, the fact that super funds tend to pay lower fees when they co-invest is a big plus. He added, "If ...

Ex-Westpoint adviser faces charges

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... investigation into the collapse of the Westpoint Group of Companies and it had received public complaints. The matter returns to court on 24 June 2008. In November, ASIC took legal action against Westpoint and planner groups that recommended their products ...

T.Rowe Price grows FUM ten-fold

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... Despite the negative figures, asset consultancies are recognising T. Rowe Price's strategy and potential in tapping positive returns in the future. Tasplan for instance recently awarded a $18.3 million mandate to T. Rowe Price. Neil Cassidy, Tasplan ...

Free cash flow paves road to returns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... by chief executive William Priest, price-to-earning ratios will soon cease to be the key explanatory variable of equity returns. Instead, the way forward would stem from free cash flows - a business metric as opposed to traditional accounting influenced ...

First State leads UK adviser fund scoreboard

... and Greater China Growth. Like most fund managers, Tulloch said the investment strategy underpinning their consistent returns included 'strength of franchise' and 'sound financials' behind the stock. But more than that, it was particularly important ...

AAI launches the Art Trust

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... investment scheme, The Art Trust, adopts a unit trust structure and aims to raise between $30 and $50 million from investors. Returns for investors will be largely generated through the sale of artwork at maturity or in six to eight years time, according ...