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Man Diversified Alternatives recommended by Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
Zenith Investment partners has reaffirmed its 'recommended' rating for the Man Diversified Alternatives fund with it ranking highest among its peer group in the researcher's 2015 Multi Strategy and Fund of Hedge Funds Sector Report. Man Group is one ...

New alternative beta fund answers hedge fund short-comings

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... market for an alternatives fund which meets most investors' needs. More than two decades of investment in quantitative research and development and in implementation technology has led CFM to the observation that a class of quantitative investment strategies ...

Super lifetime cap could increase budget costs: Budget Office

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... advocating for a lifetime cap on voluntary contributions, as well as reports that Treasury is considering the measure. PBO research found that placing a lifetime cap of $500,000 on voluntary, non-concessional super contributions would allow the government ...

Sovereign wealth funds banking on Aussie innovation

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... "As a 43-year veteran of venture capital and private equity in Australia, with extensive board experience across the research, commercialisation and business fields, the appointment of someone of Ferris' calibre and experience will be invaluable in leading ...

FEATURE: The great race to invest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... "fewer people leaving traditional superannuation funds as a result of perceived negative performance." According to the research, in the period from 2013 to 2015 an estimated 12,000 people noted 'Poor super fund performance' as the reason for establishing ...

IOOF awards small cap mandate

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... 14.86% per annum. "We like Aberdeen's high conviction approach to managing equities," Matthew Drennan, group head of research and portfolio construction for the IOOF group, said. "We believe their investment process, with its focus on fundamental research ...

Vanguard Australian Shares leads monthly ETF inflows

JOHN DYALL  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
Apart from the phenomenal growth of around 50% in the past 12 months taking total funds invested in exchange traded products to more than $20 billion, the big theme has been the reallocation of capital from Australian equities to international equities. ...

SelectingSuper awards super fund of the year

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... innovations, lower fees, better and smarter offerings, and more options tailored to customers' needs," Rainmaker Group head of research Alex Dunnin said. "Above all, the really good funds have built an investment performance engine inside their fund. ...

AB calls for three-stage CIPR

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
Investment management and research firm AllianceBernstein (AB) believes there is an appropriate three-stage approach that can form a default comprehensive income product for retirement (CIPR). The three-stage approach is based around a delayed annuity ...

Appetite for international shares up 50% with major broker

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Facebook, Intel, Gilead and Cisco. NASDAQ global vice president and head of index research and development, Dave Gedeon, said that companies listed in NASDAQ today add value because "any industry is wholly reliant ...