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Use SG to pay HECS and let funds borrow: ICAA

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006

... borrow up to a total of 50 per cent of assets, reflecting the use of gearing as an important tool in maximising investment returns." And while allowing SG to be diverted to pay down HECS will be criticised as weakening savings, the ICAA said the opposite ...

Qantas books ticket with Russell

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006

... into Russell as it will still operate its own independent trustee. Over three and five years, Qantas Super's investment returns are top 20. Qantas Super is one of few remaining private sector defined benefit super funds, a legacy of their public sector ...

Compare the pair: Weaven vs Lambert

... guarantee to future performance. We need to be able to tell our clients what are the risks involved in achieving those returns." Unfortunately, he said, the problem with industry funds is the level of transparency and disclosure of how their investment ...

Smallco scores four stars from S&P

HAMISH MADDEN | MONDAY, 27 NOV 2006

... recognition of its solid underlying performance to date. S&P said the ratings reflects S&P's belief that Smallco's investment returns will consistently outperform peers and will exceed investment objectives. Smallco is a dedicated long-short Australian ...

Private equity shakes up public markets

... industry," she said. Nicholls cautioned however that while super funds have lined up to invest in private equity, the returns are not spectacular in all cases. "Returns of 40 per cent, 50 per cent, that's not made up...but not all [private equity] exits ...

Planning starts at 30: MLC

... dating all the way back to 1910 show that the longer timeframe an individual implements a gearing strategy, the higher the returns. For example, on the performance of Australian equities over a five year rolling period since 1910, lump sum gearing added ...

Small cap returns abound for the skilled: Pengana

HAMISH MADDEN | WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006

... small cap sector is driven by stock picking skills, and if a manager can do that well they can continue to harvest strong returns, according to Pengana Capital. Ed Prendergast, portfolio manager, small caps, said the small cap sector is far from fully ...

K2 is an absolute five star: S&P

... provides S&P with great confidence in K2's ability to protect capital, while maintaining the ability to achieve attractive returns. The fund is likely to offer investors market performance during bull markets and upside outperformance during bear markets," ...

Japanese property a hit with Aussie investors

... real estate. This is in recognition of the opportunities these markets present to Australian investors seeking superior returns as well as diversification," said Christopher Andrews, division director for Macquarie Real Estate Capital. He said that two ...

Diversify out of Aust equities: van Eyk

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006

... to find, with the market well researched and an information edge hard to come by. "As a result of lower dispersion of returns and lower valuation dispersion, which has created less breadth of opportunities, average manager outperformance has decreased ...

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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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