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Better FHSAs needed for buyers

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
... Offering FHSAs free of entry and exit fees as well as sales commissions will ensure all scheme participants get the maximum returns from their savings," she said. But industry super spokesperson, David Whiteley, also advocates the FHSA but warns the ...

Building green for the future

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... investors' because there is a perception that it's going to cost a lot of money," he said. Green does cost more - but the returns for every dollar will be 20 times the return, says Drapac. The benefit for funds is that there is only a marginal premium ...

SSgA wins $200m hedge fund replication mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... gaining transparent, liquid and low cost exposure to the [equity risk premium] that drives the majority of hedge fund returns," said Michael Powell, USS head of alternatives. "[USS view] this strategy as a core part of our integrated approach to investing ...

Broadacre price boom

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... foretelling the sector's long awaited bounce back. "Prices are set to soar, providing the possibility of long-term investment returns for investors in the agribusiness sector," said the DWS Investments' Structural Changes Reshaping Global Agribusiness ...

MTAA awards $450m quant mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... BlackRock managing director, said a tax-conscious portfolio could make a substantial difference to the portfolio's total returns. "If you've held a stock for less than a year, you'll pay the full capital gains tax rather than half that rate if you hold ...

Double digit days are over

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
Average fund returns of 15 per cent or more could soon be a thing of the past as investment experts predict that returns this year are more likely to be around the 8 per cent mark. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) yesterday ...

Sentiment sinks on floats

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008
... per cent in 2007, which largely held up over the course of the year. They also managed to generated solid share price returns to investors of 17 per cent to 31 December 2007 outperforming the overall market rise of 3.5 per cent for the same period. But ...

Suncorp/Tyndall shifts to enhanced indexing

... bill after an internal discussion with clients and researchers on how the portfolio should be run and what the expected returns are. "I emphasise the Russell appointment is a temporary measure to round off our total interim management package and will ...

Diversity wins at State Street

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... with lower volatility. Diversified Beta Plus incorporates a 20 percent active element, and seeks to deliver equity-like returns in the long term but with lower volatility than an equity only portfolio. SSgA also plans to launch a third strategy in this ...

Good management pays, governance not yet

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
... Yet more evidence is emerging that while investing in companies with good corporate governance may not lead to better returns, investing in well run companies and those following good climate change policies just might. Reputex, an investment research ...