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The hidden costs hurting returns

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
While super funds focus their anger on investment management fees, they may be overlooking hidden transaction costs that can also detract significantly from returns, according to experts. The list of grievances super funds have on investment fees is ...

Griffith resigns from Count Financial

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
Following the surprise resignation of long-time employee Rachel Griffith from Count Financial this month, the group said it hopes to recruit a new research and product manager by December. Count Financial issued a brief ASX statement last Friday stating ...

AvSuper awards hedge fund mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
AvSuper has appointed $25 million each to Fauchier Partners and Aurora as the fund ramps up its hedge fund strategies. Michelle Griffiths, chief executive of Canberra-based AvSuper, said the $50 million mandates are part of the funding for the super ...

Gotta love gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
We've been told that the US recession officially died 15 months ago and Wall Street, it seems, is no longer grieving. In fact, the S&P 500 index looks on track to claim its "biggest September gain in 71 years" - unless Bloomberg is mistaken, that is ...

AvSuper awards BEM mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
AvSuper has awarded a $120 million mandate to Balanced Equity Management, replacing a previous $75 million mandate with Arnhem Investment Management. Michelle Griffiths, chief executive of the $1 billion fund, said the termination was part of an "Australian ...

Speaker chaos could derail super reforms

Chaos engulfing the role of the speaker in Australia's hung parliament is significantly damaging the chances the government will be able to implement its superannuation and wealth management reform program. The latest confusion centres on accusations ...

Bidding time for AMP

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
With NAB bowing out of the race for AXA APH last week, planners and investors are nervously awaiting AMP's next move. It was AMP after all, which fired the opening salvo in the race for AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA APH) with its original bid for the ...

Let the lobbying begin

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
The Independents holding the balance of power in Federal Parliament could be subjected to three years of intense lobbying as the financial services industry comes to grips with a minority government. Industry bodies remain united in their desire to ...

Planes, trains & automobiles and the bush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
Kick off! While we continue to hold our collective breaths for the trio from the bush to tell us which political party "we voted for" last 21 August, campaigning has kicked off on our big brother's shores. It's Labor Day in the USA, heralding the start ...

Balmain Trilogy support falls short

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
Balmain Trilogy, the investment manager of the Pacific First Mortgage Fund (PFMF), fell short on votes to implement new strategy despite receiving majority support. Balmain announced that it received majority support of both unitholders and units voted ...