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Austock beats profit forecast but IM returns fall

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... announced an $8.8 million net profit after tax for the half year to 31 December, but reported a fall in investment management returns. Austock's $8.8 million net profit after tax was a 75 per cent increase from the previous corresponding period, and ...

Investment fees jump 50pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... head of investment consulting, said this performance boost had caused managers to leverage their portfolios to increase returns, which resulted in investors paying for leveraged beta. "Recently, many trustees have unwittingly paid away the vast majority ...

UBS redefines fixed income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... product ignores the day to day blips and noise and focuses on the months and years that were you can generate substantial returns at very low risk." Yule said the last six months had highlighted the disparity between those fixed income products offering ...

Westpac Staff Super awards $50m to HFA

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
... The fund remains the most diversified absolute return fund in the HFA stable, and aims to achieve consistent absolute returns with a low probability or loss over the investment horizon of three to five years. The fund then aims to have a low beta and ...

ETFs weather one-stock shocks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... seen, but there is little doubt that more attention is being paid to them as investors hunt for vehicles that give stable returns amid a volatile environment.

BlackRock fund treads allocation balance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
... Allocation Alpha (AAA) Fund has taken these predictions in stride and incorporated appropriate position sizing, target risk and returns to the fund's construction. "We've been implementing these strategies now in our funds for a number of years. In May ...

Harvesting performance from agribusiness

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
Returns might be hard to find on world stock markets but agricultural markets are continuing to sprout new growth. According to the Commonwealth Bank February Agri indicators report, "The Agribusiness sector continues to hold up well despite the uncertainty ...

Platinum posts 29pc profit

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... after income tax fell 7.9 per cent and total revenue down nearly 0.9 per cent. The firm also posted negative one-year returns for all of their Australian-based funds except for its Platinum Asia Fund, which enjoyed a 14.62 per cent one year return. The ...

CFDs to act as shield: CMC

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... to capitalise on new investment vehicles. The new product is tailored to provide risk management and enhance portfolio returns for traders and investors. CMC claims that the product can be used in two distinct areas: help hedge SMSF portfolios against ...

Fear is the poison apple

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... the current global equity markets crisis but noted that the sector is historically a strong vehicle to churn investor returns. Investors hoping to quarter their losses - and even make a profit - from the current volatility should harness their fears ...