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Maximise returns, don't follow ideology: Costello

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007

Treasurer Peter Costello said the primary duty of super fund trustees is to maximise investment returns for members, not to impose ideological prohibitions on what they would prefer to invest their fund members' money in. "There is a place for people ...

ASFA develops standardised super fund data forms

ALEX DUNNIN, HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007

... what we've done is we've developed standardised spreadsheets." The standardised forms capture information on super fund returns, unit prices and asset allocation across option ranges and will operate as templated spreadsheets, similar to how managed ...

Vision Super adds currency manager

HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007

... manager, Graeme Smith. "The appointment of a second currency manager will allow access to additional sources of investment returns while reducing the volatility associated with foreign currency exposure." Smith said Vision would continue to make adjustments ...

Market volatility, rising AUD hits super funds

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007

Volatile stock markets and the surging Australian dollar are taking their toll as super fund returns trim back to just over 10 per cent for the 12 months to end March. The size of the slowdown is significant - just one year ago funds were delivering ...

H3 Global Commodities Fund gets S&P tick

HAMISH MADDEN | THURSDAY, 26 APR 2007

... retail investors," he said. "The fund has a short track record, dating back to November 2005, which has produced higher returns on lower volatility against its reference benchmark of the Dow Jones AIG Index. The fund itself is benchmark unaware." Comper ...

LDI spurs growth of bond derivatives

... future. This contrasts with a growth strategy where the trustee is focused on how to invest the assets to get the maximum returns. "The trustee is saying 'I may not get amazing returns but I'm locking in the risk', which is about covering those pension ...

Rare coins and banknotes fund to raise $25m

... that invests in rare Australian coins and banknotes, giving investors exposure to an alternative asset class that boasts returns as high as 35 per cent. From the '1813 Holey Dollar' to the '1855 Sovereign' and the '1927 Kookaburra Pattern', the soon-to-launch ...

Vanguard puts case for passive-active allocation

... resources and banks with many smaller stocks making up the rest of the market. At the large cap end of the market, the returns are influenced by systematic risk factors, with the probability of outperforming very low." For example, according to Mercer ...

AMP Capital goes for retail sustainability

CHRIS NICHOLLS | FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007

... Anderson, director of sustainable funds, AMP Capital Investors, said Australian investors were looking for both strong returns and long-term sustainability in their investments. "As our daily lives become more and more impacted by social and environmental ...

Canadian pension fund returns topping 14 per cent

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007

... Investor Services. "The median Canadian plan has achieved 14.1 per cent pa over the past four years," he said. One year returns averaged 10.8 per cent, however. Driving the strong returns were Canadian equities which over the four-year period, generated ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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